§ 86. Sir P. Hannonasked the Minister of Education if he will state the proposal of His Majesty's Government to safeguard the interests of the British taxpayer in the administration of U.N.E.S.C.O.; who will represent the British Treasury in the allocation of grants; and what steps he is taking to secure that management costs will be kept within reasonable limits in relation to the main purpose of this organisation.
§ Mr. TomlinsonUnder the constitution of U.N.E.S.C.O. the budget is administered by the Organisation and not by representatives of Member States. It is the responsibility of the General Conference to approve the budget, and to authorise the Director-General to allocate to the various purposes of the Organisation the appropriations voted by the Conference. The point mentioned in the third part of the hon. Member's Question was fully considered before the departure of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Conference at Beirut, and the Delegation were instructed to press for all reasonable economies in the administrative budget.