§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will publish the statement on the 1995 Community budget; and what information it will contain. [21856]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryI have today laid before Parliament the statement on the 1995 Community budget, entitled "European Community Finances'. This White Paper is the 15th in the series. As in the past, it covers annual budgetary matters. It also describes the Budget for 1995 as adopted by the European Parliament and the United Kingdom's gross and net contribution to the Community budget over the years 1992 to 1995.
This year, the annual statement includes for the first time details of recent developments in EC financial management and in countering fraud against the Community budget. This reflects an undertaking that I gave in December 1994 during the passage of the European Communities (Finance) Bill.
Copies of the White Paper are being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.