§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the United Kingdom contribution towards the cost of running the OECD in cash and as a percentage of the whole for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMembers' contributions are based on GDP, using an average of their GDP for the previous three years. The United Kingdom's contributions to the OECD general expenditure budget are as follows:
The United Kingdom is paid in French francs and therefore subject to exchange rate fluctuations. The 580W figures are calculated using the average exchange rate for the relevant year.
United Kingdom contribution Year
(£'s 000) Percentage of OECD budget
1982 2,580 6.73 1983 2,633 7.25 1984 3,304 7.67 1985 3,702 7.48 1986 4,298 7.14 1987 4,118 6.93 1988 3,710 6.48 1989 4,319 6.23 1990 4,455 6.19 1991 5,049 6.27 1992 6,306 6.33 1993 6,427 6.25 The corresponding figures for 1979–1981 could not be obtained except at a disproportionate cost.