§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the UK share of Community resources provided to the Federal Council of the International European Movement on 6 November; what was the nature of that support; and what was the nature of UK participation. [105539]
§ Mr. VazI have been asked to reply.
The International Secretariat of the European Movement received a subsidy of euro 300,000 from the European Community budget in 1999.
In 1999, the UK's gross contribution to the EC budget (i.e. before abatement) was approximately 15 per cent.
The relevant budget lines are administered by the Commission headquarters in Brussels.