§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those international organisations on which his Department is represented and the total cost of these commitments.
§ Mr. NichollsMy Department participates, where appropriate, in the work of all the international organisations of which the United Kingdom is a member, when employment and related issues are under consideration. The cost of commitments to these organisations is not generally met by the Department of Employment except in the case of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The United Kingdom contribution to the ILO in 1987–88 was £3,813,000.