HC Deb 20 March 1995 vol 257 cc85-6W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications have been submitted by voluntary organisations located in the United Kingdom for funds under(a) the European Union's PHARE programme and (b) the European Union's TACIS democracy programme; if he will list those organisations which have been awarded such moneys; what is the range of these awards; and if he will make a statement. [14810]

Mr. Baldry

As of the end of 1994, the jointly administered PHARE and TACIS democracy programmes had considered a total of 88 applications from British based non-governmental organisations which met the eligibility criteria. Of these 22 were successful and the following awards have been made:

Name of organization Amount (ecu)
Penal Reform International 69,650
English Speaking Union 69,864
European Young Bar Association 150,000
Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires—AMARC1 116,210
Article XIX, International Centre Against Censorship 116,865
PMA Foundation 118,177
AIRE Centre: Advice on Individual Rights in Europe 85,887
Historical Association 150,000

Name of organization Amount (ecu)
Penal Reform International 52,605
BBC World Service 102,995
Centre for Defence Studies 81,700
BEARR Trust—British Emergency Action in Russia and the Republics 37,083
AIRE Centre: Advice on Individual Rights in Europe 80,608
BBC Marshall Plan of the Mind Trust 150,000
British-Albanian Legal Association 53,980
Centre for Defence Studies 50,000
Bilston Community College 94,398
International Media Centre, University of Salford 88,253
Graphical, Print and Media Union 134,219
INTRAC—International NGO Training and Research Centre 124,588
Aga Khan Foundation 193,970
Verification Technology Information Centre—VERTIC 190,000
1 Application made from UK office.

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