HC Deb 23 July 1969 vol 787 cc411-2W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of Slate for Education and Science what arrangements his Department makes for youth exchange programmes between the United Kingdom and the member States of the European Free Trade Association; what are the names of the voluntary organisations engaged in such programmes which receive assistance from his Department; and what is the number of young people involved and the cost to his Department.

Mr. Denis Howell

My right hon. Friend's powers do not extend to grant-aided youth exchange programmes between voluntary organisations in England and Wales on the one hand and the member States of the European Free Trade Association on the other. The Education Departments finance the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges, which advises on opportunities for educational travel and exchanges particularly with Western Europe.