§ Mr. Emeryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total sum paid to the United Nations, all its agencies and its military activities during the financial year 1968–69; how much of this was met by supplementary estimate; and what has been the total payment to the United Nations and its agencies since its inception.
§ Mr. FoleyUnited Nations budgets are based on the calendar year. The British Government contribution to the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies in the calendar year 1968 was £29,006,700. Supplementary provisions totalling £15,236,975 (of which £12 million was for a contribution to the International Development Association during the first quarter of 1969) were sought in the British financial year 1968–69. I regret that the information requested in the last part of the question is not readily available and could not be provided without research involving disproportionate time and expenditure.