asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the United Kingdom's financial relationship with the European Economic Community over the last four calendar years and the projected figures for 1985, indicating (a) gross contribution,(b) net contribution, and (c) Community expenditure in the United Kingdom.

[pursuant to his reply, 20 June 1985]: Estimates of the United Kingdom's future contributions and receipts are not produced on the basis of calendar years as these are not accounting periods for the purpose of United Kingdom public expenditure. The Government's latest estimate for the 1985–86 financial year was published in the public expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 9428). An updated estimate taking account of all relevant factors will, as is usual, be published in the autumn statement.Information concerning the outturn for past calendar years is, however, available, and the information requested is set out in the table:

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in the spending of the European Economic Community on all its activities in each year since 1973, respectively; and what further increase is planned for 1986.

[pursuant to his reply, 20 June 1985]: The year on year percentage increases in the spending of the EC since 1973 are as follows: