§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by how much the Government's grants to the British Council and the British Broadcasting Corporation's external services have been cut for the next financial year; and what economies these services will be making in consequence.
§ Mrs. WhiteThe level of these grants for next year has not finally been decided, although certain economies will have to be made in the interests of containing Government expenditure, especially overseas. Details of the economies remain to be settled in consultation with the British Council and the British Broadcasting Corporation.