HC Deb 17 July 1956 vol 556 cc80-1W
Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of men and women, respectively, at the most recent convenient date, unemployed in the City of Lincoln, showing their trades, and how the numbers compare with those corresponding for the same date in 1954 and 1955.

Mr. Carr

The following table gives the information desired:

that no reductions will be made in the United Kingdom contribution to the United Nations Agencies.

Mr. Dodds-Parker

The Answer to the first part of the Question was given to the hon. Members for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, East (Mr. Blenkinsop) and Ash-field (Mr. Warbey) on 2nd July.

The revised Estimates for 1956–57 do not show any reduction in the United Kingdom contribution to the United Nations relief agencies. The reduced provision for the United Nations Works and Relief Agency is not less than that contributed by the United Kingdom in the last financial year. The budgets of the United Nations Specialised Agencies are fixed by the various Agencies themselves and the contributions of individual Governments are determined by formulae to which they have for the present agreed.