§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which items of public expenditure were subject to increase in the year 2002–03 consequent upon European Union decisions over which Parliament had no control. [HL717]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)The public expenditure implications of all EU legislative and non-legislative proposals are set out in the relevant explanatory memoranda provided to the House of Lords and the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committees. Explanatory memoranda become publicly available once they have been signed by the lead Minister and sent to the Scrutiny Committees.
150WAPeers and MPs can acquire individual EMs front the European Vote Office or the Library of the House. Members of the public can request copies of EMs through the Houses of Parliament bookshop, either online or in person (at a charge).