Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 6 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 1998. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total (i) France, (ii) Germany, (iii) the USA and (iv) Japan will be making to the running costs of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons over the next five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total (i) France, (ii) Germany, (iii) the USA and (iv) Japan will be making to the running costs of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons over the next five years. [33939] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The assessed contributions for these countries for the 1998 budget (calendar) year are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Dfl Percentage France 8,152,650 6.5 Germany 11,505,141 9.06 USA 30,611,125 25.00 Japan 19,873,671 15.65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Dfl 3.376 = £1 on 12 March 1998 These percentage contributions will decrease slightly as more signatories accede to the Convention over the next few years, for which assessed contributions have yet to be determined.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 33939; 308 c471-2W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Chemical weapons Germany France Japan USA Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Operating costs
Contains statistics: Yes