§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will break down into the constituent items the figures included as the United Kingdom gross contribution to EU institutions in 1998 stated in Table(a)? 9.2 and (b) 9.7 of the 1999 Pink Book. [103385]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonA breakdown of Table 9.2 into its Balance of Payments current account is given in Tables 9.4 to 9.7 of the Pink Book. A detailed breakdown of Table 9.7 into its constituent items is given in Table 5.1 of the Pink Book. However, as I advised the hon. Member in my reply of 13 December 1999,Official Report, columns 77–78W, details of UK gross 584W contributions to EU Institutions, including a breakdown by type of transaction, are presented in Tables 3.11, 5.1 and 6.1 of the Pink Book. A summary of all UK official Government transactions with EU Institutions is also given in Table 11.2 of the Blue Book.