§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current annual expenditure of the WEU, and the United Kingdom's total budget contributions to this expenditure; what forecasts have been made of future expenditure and of the United Kingdom contribution towards it; and how much is attributable to the costs connected with its move to Brussels, including the provision of buildings and other facilities there.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesI have been asked to reply.
At current rates of exchange, the WEU budget for 1993 is £24.1 million. The United Kingdom share of this is £4.1 million. Forecast expenditure for 1994 is £22.7 million, of which the United Kingdom share will be £3.86 million.
575WThe total budgeted cost of the transfer of the WEU secretariat to Brussels, including the provision of buildings and facilities, was £4.55 million, of which the United Kingdom share was £773,000.