HL Deb 14 June 1999 vol 602 c1WA
Lord Pearson of Rannoch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the European Parliament voted in 1995 to replenish a deficiency in a European Community pension fund with money which had been allocated for office expenses; and, if so, whether they consider this to be an acceptable use of public funds. [HL2747]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Government's policy on all spending by the institutions of the European Communities is to push for the same principles of rigour and cost-effectiveness as we apply to the UK budget.