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General Affairs Council (12 September 2011)

Ministerial Correction

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Care and Support (Stakeholder Engagement)
Thursday 15th September 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

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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:

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: 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.

Cost of UK Delegation to the Council for Europe

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.

UK Contribution to PACE’s 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

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