§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the cost to public funds of the United Kingdom's membership of the United Nations Organisation in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe United Kingdom's contribution to the United Nations Organisation in each of the last five years is as follows:
US Dollars Sterling equivalent 1979 21,521,504 10,555,076 1980 22,813,748 10,157,381 1981 25,479,071 1,508,475 1982 29,636,090 16,279,213 1983 27,475,843 17,704,377 These figures do not include our contributions to the independent specialised agencies.