HC Deb 05 December 2001 vol 376 c360W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the annual cost to the EU of the EU structures that have been created to support the European Security and Defence Policy. [19826]

Mr. Bradshaw

I have been asked to reply.

The annual cost to member states of maintaining the European Council structures supporting ESDP on the European Council Secretariat budget for the last financial year was £5,800,000. This has been met within existing EU resources.