§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the United Kingdom contributed to the Central European Fund in(a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2001 and (d) 2004; and what the contributions made by other European member states were for those years. [184259]
§ Ruth KellyI am unaware of the Central European Fund. However, Government figures for the UK's gross contribution, abatement, public sector receipts and net contribution to the EC Budget for the years 1999, 2001 together with a forecast for 2004 can be found in Table 3 of the 2004 European Community Finances White Paper (Cm 6134). Details for 1997 can be found in Table 3 of the 2003 European Community Finances White Paper (Cm 5800).
Details, as published by the European Commission, of Member States, including the UK, gross contributions, after taking account of the UK abatement, to the EC Budget for the years 1999 and 2001 can be, found in Tables 2 and 2A of the 2004 European Community Finances White Paper (Cm 6134). Details for 1997 can be found in Tables 2 and 2A of the 2003 European Community Finances White Paper (Cm 5800). The following table provides the latest EC Budget estimates of these contributions for 2004.
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2004€ million Belgium 3,749 Denmark 2,061 Germany 21,878 Greece 1,738 Spain 8,202 France 16,801 Ireland 1,266 Italy 13,674 Luxembourg 218
2004 € million Netherlands 5,459 Austria 2,216 Portugal 1,440 Finland 1,490 Sweden 2,686 UK 12,857 Czech Republic 545 Estonia 57 Cyprus 89 Latvia 67 Lithuania 126 Hungary 560 Malta 35 Poland 1,345 Slovenia 191 Slovakia 240 Source: Amending Budget No. 5/2004 The figures shown for the 10 new member states represent contributions for two thirds of the year, following enlargement on 1 May 2004.