HC Deb 27 October 1992 vol 212 cc571-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the United Kingdom net contribution to the EC budget.

Sir John Cope

The latest estimate of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the European Community budget in 1992 is £2,599 million. This was published in the "Statement on the 1992 Community Budget" (Cm 1948).

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of EC agricultural support budget is spent in(a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, respectively.

Sir John Cope

The European Commission's financial report for 1991 on the guarantee section of the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund shows the shares of agricultural market support receipts for(a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy to be 16.3 per cent., 19.8 per cent. and 16.2 per cent. respectively.

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