Mr. Alan Lee Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the progress of the arrangements made with the German Government following Her Majesty the Queen's visit to Germany in respect of youth exchanges; what amount of money is to be set aside for 17W this purpose; and what proportion is being used for youth political exchanges.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn the financial year 1966–67 £25,000 of the British Council Grant-in-Aid was set aside for the purpose of collaborating with the Federal German Government to stimulate what has been done by local authorities and voluntary organisations to promote Anglo-German youth exchanges.
To advise and assist the British Council a Working Party was set up, representing the local authority associations in England, Scotland and Wales, the national voluntary youth organisations, the National and Scottish unions of students, the Trades Union Congress and agencies concerned with youth exchanges and the appropriate Government Departments. Representatives of this Working Party and of the Federal Ministry of Family and Youth formed a Special committee which
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£'000 Percentage of Total Budget United Nations Regular Budget … … … 2,578 7.21 Special Accounts: Middle East Operation (UNEF) … … … 531 10 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) … … … 1,786 15 World Food Programme … … … 829 — Cyprus Operation (UNFICYP): Voluntary Fund … … … 1,429* 22 United Kingdom contingent … … … 573 — Contribution towards 1965 deficit … … … 220 — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees … … … 121 8.1 International Atomic Energy Agency: Regular budget … … … 180 6.49 Operational budget … … … 47 — United Nations Development Programme: Expanded Programme for Technical Assistance … … … 1,697 8.43 Special Fund … … … 2,500 7.1 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) … … … 400 4 (about) United Nations Institute for Training and Research … … … 36 — Specialised Agencies: Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) … … … 807 9.48 Food and Agricultural Organisation Voluntary Funds … … … 103 — World Health Organisation (WHO) … … … 999 6.45 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) 566 6.78 International Labour Organisation (ILO) … … … 665 9.14 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) … … … 197 9.18 international Telecommunications Union (ITU) … … … 97 5.39 World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) … … … 47 6.04 Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO) … 42 12.153 Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation Headquarters … 26 76.3 Universal Postal Union (UPU) … … … 12 2.68 International Development Association (IDA) … … … 11,200 12.7 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) … 12 per cent. of Capital International Finance Corporation … … … 14.6 per cent, of Capital Total … … … 27.710 * This figure (equal to $4,000,000) represents a firm United Kingdom pledge which has largely been met by logistical support to the United Nations forces drawn from countries other than the United Kingdom. The balance will be settled in cash. has met in London in 1965 and in Bonn in 1966 to agree programmes.
No set proportion of the funds are set aside for youth political exchanges, but plans are being made for exchanges and conferences on an all-party basis.