Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 25 November (HL3505) and 14 December (HL3949),  whether they will now provide a figure in their answer of how much money the UK has paid the EU since its departure; for what purposes that money was paid; how much they expect to pay in the future; and when that money will be paid.

All details of how much money the UK has paid the EU since departure, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual publication of the European Union Finances Statement (EUFS). The most recent EUFS is for 2021 and is available on gov.uk.

The financial settlement under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 (WA) represents the negotiated agreement over the UK’s historical financial commitments to the EU and those of the European Union (EU) to the UK. This financial arrangement is related to the UK’s past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any future arrangements.

As set out in EUFS 2021, the net UK payments under the WA were c.£11bn (€13.4bn) from the UK’s departure on 31^st January 2020 to the 31 December 2021.

From 31 December 2021 the UK has been further invoiced in April and September 2022; from these the gross contributions between January 2022 and May 2023 are c.£12.7bn. This amount does not include UK receipts. HMG will publish the EUFS 2022 in the coming months that will provide a definitive net figure up to 31 December 2022.