Written question asked by Tony Worthington (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 June 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 12 June 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Dept for International Development
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if contributions to ECHO are voluntary for members of the European Union; and if she will change her contribution to ECHO based on its past performance. - Inc figures.
- Answer
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Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if contributions to ECHO are voluntary for members of the European Union; and if she will change her contribution to ECHO based on its past performance. [121098] Clare Short: No. ECHO is funded, as are other EC external programmes, from the EC budget, to which member state contributions are mandatory. The UK contribution, under a formula agreed in 1992, will be 17.95 per cent. this year.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 121098; 351 c442W
- Session
- 1999-00
- Subjects
- Contributions Humanitarian aid EU budget European Community Humanitarian Office
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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