§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Lord Privy Seal what, for each of the past five years, has been the contribution of Her Majesty's Government to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Council of Europe, Western European Union and Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, or Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, respectively.
§ Mr. HeathHer Majesty's Government's contributions, for the past five years, to the Council of Europe, Western European Union, and the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation / the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development have been as follows:
Council of Europe 1958 … … … £156,215 1959 … … … £166,335 1960 … … … £197,666 1961 … … … £211,275 1962 … … … £220,696
Western European Union 1958 … … … £79,782 1959 … … … £78,979 1960 … … … £90,633 1961 … … … £113,928 1962 … … … £135,076 The figures for 1961 and 1962 include contributions to the Western European Union building budget of £34,998 and £42,650 respectively.
Organisation for European Economic Cooperation/Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development £ 1958 … … … 639,127 1959 … … … 522,755 1960 … … … 404,825 1961 … … … 338,866 1962 … … … 516,254 The figures for 1958 to 1961 inclusive are the totals of contributions to the 116W Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, the European Productivity Agency and the Office of Scientific and Technical Personnel.
As regards the first part of the hon. Gentleman's question, I would refer him to my reply to his next Question.