Written question asked by Vicky Ford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 March 2018. It was answered by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 March 2018 on behalf of the Treasury.

Copernicus Programme

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK has made to the Copernicus Programme to date.

Answer

The UK contributes to the EU budget as a whole, not the individual programmes.

Details of the UK’s contribution to the EU budget can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2017

Details of the EU’s spending on programmes can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm

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