§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of the Secretary of State for Education of 3 July,Official Report, column 714 if some of the know-how funds could be made available to the scouting movement in those countries of eastern and central Europe, and any 351W other comparable youth organisation, which were proscribed, or prevented from participating in the international organisation during the period of communist rule and which now wish to rebuild or establish their domestic organisation and rebuild international links.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydLimited funds are available to help rebuild the capacity of voluntary organisations in eastern and central Europe through the charity know-how scheme. A number of grants have already been made to help the development of youth organisations in the region, including scouting groups in Hungary and Slovakia. Applications for youth exchanges can only be considered in so far as they are directly linked to the development of specific voluntary organisations based in central and eastern Europe.