Common Agricultural Policy (Hansard, 19 June 2000)

HC Deb 19 June 2000 vol 352 c39W 39W

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the cost to the UK of its funding of the Common Agricultural Policy in 1999. [125982]

§ Ms Quin
The United Kingdom contributes to the EU budget as a whole, and not to any particular part. The budget for 1999 was set at euro 85.5 billion (around £59 billion), of which the CAP accounted for euro 40.5 billion (around £28 billion). The UK's contribution to the overall EU budget was 12.68 per cent., after the effect of the Fontainebleau abatement was taken into account.