The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington)
Further to parliamentary question 68626 [7 September 2011, Official Report, vol.532, c. 449W], regarding the costs of the Council of Europe, part of my written answer to the hon. Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris) was not published. The correct answer is as follows:
Mr Lidington
: The following table shows the totals of the Council of Europe (CoE) Ordinary Budget between 2003 and 2010, the contribution made by the UK, and the proportion of the total paid by the UK.
Year | CoE Total Budget (€) | UK Contribution (€) | Proportion Paid by UK |
|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 175,490,000 | 21,922,210 | 12.49% |
2004 | 180,500,000 | 22,376,585 | 12.40% |
2005 | 186,012,700 | 22,908,766 | 12.32% |
2006 | 190,148,800 | 23,257,480 | 12.23% |
2007 | 197,214,100 | 23,963,091 | 12.15% |
2008 | 200,999,600 | 24,159,951 | 12.02% |
2009 | 205,002,000 | 24,433,778 | 11.92% |
2010 | 211,027,100 | 24,874,186 | 11.79% |
The office of the UK delegation to the CoE is responsible for, among other things, representing the UK at regular meetings of the Committee of Ministers. Its running costs by financial year are shown in the table. Figures before 2004 are not available.
Financial Year | (£) Sterling |
|---|---|
2004-05 | 985,668 |
2005-06 | 773,530 |
2006-07 | 863,551 |
2007-08 | 578,337 |
2008-09 | 843,271 |
2009-10 | 727,190 |
2010-11 | 565,229 |
National delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) are politically independent and do not represent national Governments. PACE activities and running costs are funded from the Council of Europe’s Ordinary Budget, and Parliament pays for the expenses of the UK delegation to PACE. The following table shows the UK’s contribution to the PACE allocation from the Ordinary Budget.
Euros | |
|---|---|
2003 | 1,663,966 |
2004 | 1,729,629 |
2005 | 1,787,644 |
2006 | 1,825,013 |
2007 | 1,825,891 |
2008 | 1,785,771 |
2009 | 1,760,947 |
2010 | 1,753,434 |