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Mr. Hal Miller
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current situation regarding the United Kingdom's contribution to the EEC budget.
Sir Geoffrey Howe
The European Council will return to this subject when it next meets on 27–28 April. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister will be pressing for a substantial, immediate and lasting reduction in the United Kingdom's net contribution, an objective recently endorsed by the House.