§ 57. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which international organisations and agencies have suffered a reduction, and to what extent, in the grants and loans provided for in the Estimates for Class 2, Vote 2, for the year 1956–57.
§ 56. Mr. Warbeyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the reductions in grants and loans to international organisations and agencies which are being made as a part of the proposed new economies in Government expenditure.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydThe revised estimates which will be published shortly will show that provision for the following items has been reduced by £525,000:—
| C.1.—Organisation for European Economic Co-operation | £12,000 |
| C.3.—North Atlantic Council (Civilian Agencies) | £13,000 |
| D.2.—Relief of Palestine Refugees (Grant in aid to United Nations Relief and Works Agency) | £500,000 |