§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether he will give details of the arrangements made or contemplated for assistance to British nongovernmental organisations in their programmes of European exchanges, visits and conferences; what has been spent on these arrangements to date; and how much he expects to spend in the next year;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed statement giving the amounts spent during the current year, and the estimates for 1972–73, on European Exchanges, Educational and Research, Europa Nostra, and the Council of European Municipalities and Local Authorities.
§ Mr. RipponA total of £189,000 is being made available in 1972–73 to assist non-governmental organisations to promote exchanges, visits and conferences with Western Europe. To date £1,989 has been spent, and commitments have been undertaken in respect of activities costing a further £110,551. I am arranging for information about these grants to be placed in the Library of the House.