§ Mr. Richardasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth 362W Affairs what is the extent of the Government's contributions to non-governmental organisations organising exchange visits for younger persons between Great Britain and the member and applicant states of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. FoleyHer Majesty's Government provide through the British Council about £40,000 a year to assist exchange projects arranged by non-governmental organisations with Western European countries. £30,000 of this is devoted to British-German youth exchanges.
I understand that the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges, an organisation financed by the Department of Education and Science, the Scottish Education Department and the Northern Ireland Ministry of Education, provides advice and information for the arrangement of exchanges with a wide variety of countries including those in Western Europe.