§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will take steps to encourage a national youth exchange scheme between Great Britain, France and Germany, on a scale comparable to that now operating between the latter two countries, details of which have been sent to him.
§ Mr. William RodgersWe do all we can to encourage youth exchanges with Germany and France and, indeed, with all our European neighbours. Some financial help for youth exchanges with Germany is already given through the British Council, and a very substantial flow of342W youth exchange visits is maintained by non-Governmental bodies all over the country. Given the limits imposed by the present financial circumstances, I regret that we cannot consider introducing a further special scheme of the kind suggested by the hon. Member.