§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost will be to the EU in 2002 of the CAP(a) in cash terms a rid (b) as a percentage of the overall EU budget; how much each EU member state will receive from the CAP; and if he will make a statement. [46136]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 26 March 2002]: I have been asked to reply.
The cost to the EU budget of the CAP in 2002 is forecast to be 44,480 million euro, which is 46.5 per cent. of the budget. The following table gives CAP receipts for each member state in 2001, since there are no forecasts available for these receipts in 2002.
Member State Euro (million) Austria 1,052 Belgium 934 Denmark 1,112 Finland 815 France 9,221 Germany 5,858 Greece 2,612 Ireland 1,584 Italy 5,324 Luxembourg 29 Netherlands 1,104 Portugal 874 Spain 6,176 Sweden 780 United Kingdom 3,997