§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department contributed to the section on economic and monetary union in the European Communities booklet, "Europe in Ten Bints"; what assessment he has made of the contents of the document; and how many copies of that document have been distributed in the UK. [59789]
§ Ms HewittHM Treasury did not contribute to the section on Economic and Monetary Union in the European Communities publication "Europe in Ten 551W Bints". The document is largely factual. It sets out the institutions of the EU and their origins and identifies some of the challenges now faced by the Union. The document is distributed in the UK by the London office of the European Commission. The Commission estimate that around 4,000 copies have been distributed throughout the UK.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 2 November 1998,Official Report, column 339, concerning national deposits and share capital in the European Central Bank, if he will tabulate the percentage of the share capital subscribed by each participating state on 1 January 1999. [60112]
Capital subscription to the European Central Bank euro NCB Key percentage Subscribed capital Percentage to be paid up Total amount due Germany 24.4096 1,220,480,000 100 1,220,480.000 France 16.8703 843,515,000 100 843,515,000 Italy 14.9616 748,080,000 100 748,080,000 Spain 8.8300 441,500,000 100 441,500,000 Netherlands 4.2796 213,980,000 100 213,980,000 Belgium 2.8885 144,425,000 100 144,425,000 Austria 2.3663 118,315,000 100 118,315,000 Portugal 1.9250 96,250,000 100 96,250,000 Finland 1.3991 69,955,000 100 69,955,000 Ireland 0.8384 41,920,000 100 41,920,000 Luxembourg 0.1469 7,345,000 100 7,345,000 Euro NCBs 78.9153 3,945,765,000 — 3,945,765,000 Non-euro NCBs 21.0847 1,054,235,000 5 52,711,750 Total 100.0000 5,000,000,000 — 3,998,476,750