§ Mr. N. Nicolsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what has been the amount of the British contribution during the past year to the United Nations, its Specialised Agencies and 59W voluntary funds; and what proportion the British contribution represented to the total budget in each case.
§ Mr. R. AllanThe contributions of the United Kingdom for the calendar year 1958 to the United Nations, its Specialised Agencies and voluntary funds are shown in the following table. Con-
Assessed Contributions Contribution Percentage of total budget £ Per cent. United Nations … 1,175,477(a) 7.62 Food and Agriculture Organisation … 303,726 10.29 World Health Organisation … 414,198 8.04 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation … 265,958 7.33 International Labour Organisation … 275,277 10.24 International Civil Aviation Organisation … 103,044 9.67 World Meteorological Organisation … 8,829 5.68 International Telecommunications … 30,052 4.3 Universal Postal Union … 3,900 2.7 International Atomic Energy Agency … 163,000 7.5 Voluntary Contributions (b) Expanded Technical Assistance Programme … 800,000 6.8 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees … 2,000,000 16.2 United Nations Children's Fund … 235,000 4.5 United Nations Refugee Fund … 100,000 8.31(c) (a) Excluding the United Kingdom share of the costs of the United Nations Emergency Force. (b) Percentages relate to total amounts promised and pledged by all governments. (c) Percentage relates to total amounts of all governmental regular contributions.