§ 11. Mr. K. Lindsayasked the Minister of Education whether his Department is still sponsoring lectures on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; how many have been given; how are the lecturers selected; and what is the maximum fee paid to an individual lecturer.
§ Mr. TomlinsonYes, Sir; 32 such lectures were given in 1948. Lecturers are selected either from a small professional panel, all of whom have visited U.N.E.S.C.O's. headquarters, or from members of the national co-operating bodies who have volunteered to speak. The maximum fee paid to a professional lecturer by my Department is five guineas; volunteer lecturers receive no such fee.
§ Mr. LindsayI am very glad to hear that because I have heard rumours of £30 being paid for lectures. Would not my right hon. Friend agree that great movements do not start by the State paying lecturers, however good the movement is—whether it is Western Union, U.N.O. or U.N.E.S.C.O.—that it is not necessary to pay the expenses, that we should let people in the audience or the enthusiasts pay, and allow the movement to grow on its own?
§ Mr. TomlinsonIn the main, I agree with what my hon. Friend says. We are relying more and more on volunteers for this work.