§ Mr. Fatchett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the guidelines issued by his Department to regulate relationships with lobbying companies.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 14 November 1994]: Conditions of service for the staff of my Department incorporate the general principles of conduct that require civil servants not to misuse information which they acquire in the course of their duties; not to make use of their official position to further their private interests or those of others; and not to receive gifts, hospitality or benefits of any kind from a third party, which might be seen to compromise their personal judgment or integrity.
Member States' Net Balances 1993 Community Budget Contributions Receipts (billion ecu) Net Net balance per capita (ecu) Belgium 2.4 2.5 -0.1 -10 Denmark 1.2 1.6 -0.4 -70 Germany 19.1 7.2 +11.8 +150 Greece 1.0 5.1 -4.1 -410 Spain 5.2 8.3 -3.1 -80 France 11.5 10.5 +1.0 +20 Ireland 0.6 2.9 -2.3 -700 Italy 10.3 8.7 +1.5 +30 Luxembourg 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -600 Netherlands 4.0 2.7 +1.3 +90 Portugal 0.9 3.4 -2.5 -240 United Kingdom 7.6 4.5 +3.1 +50 Allocation not applicable or available — 6.3 Total 64.0 64.2 Source:
European Court of Auditors' Report for 1993.)
Notes:
+= net contributor
-= net recipient
"Allocation not applicable or available" refers mainly to development aid and administrative expenditure for the other institutions.
Future estimates would depend on what specific assumptions are made about the pattern of the European
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