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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 5 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.


EU Budget (Rebate)

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cumulative value of the UK's rebate from the EU budget has been since 1984.
Answer

From 1985–86, when the abatement came into effect, to the end of 2004–05, the value totalled £44.2 billion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1445W;440 c1445W; 35553
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Contributions EU budget
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk