§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will be publishing the statement on the 1996 Community budget. [39943]
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI have today laid before Parliament the statement on the 1996 Community budget, entitled "European Community Finances". This White Paper is the 16th in the series. As in the past it covers annual budgetary matters. It also describes the budget for 1996 as adopted by the European Parliament and the United Kingdom's gross and net contributions to the Community budget over the years 1993 to 1996.
As last year, the annual statement also includes details of recent developments in European Community financial management and in countering fraud against the Community budget.
I have placed copies of the White Paper in the Library of the House.