§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the contributions from public funds during 1975–76 to voluntary bodies or organisations concerned generally with the promotion of understanding, research and commentary on international affairs, including matters concerning the Commonwealth, Europe, the Atlantic Community, the United Nations and its agencies and bilateral links with particular countries.
§ Mr. EnnalsIn 1975–76, provision has been made in Foreign and Commonwealth Office Votes for payments to the following voluntary bodies of organisations. In some cases the amount shown is a flat grant or subscription, and in others it represents a ceiling within which the body receives reimbursement of certain actual expenses.
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£ European Youth Foundation 54,350 Great Britain/East Europe Centre 45,000 Great Britain/USSR Association 37,000 Great Britain/China Centre 25,000 Franco-British Council (British Section) Ltd. 20,000 International Committee of the Red Cross 20,000 British Youth Council 15,000 European League for Economic Co-operation 12,000 British Atlantic Committee 10,000 Educational Interchange Council (Inc.) 8,000 Federal Trust for Education and Research 7,000 International Commission for Jurists 6,000 Royal Institute of International Affairs 5,000 National Council of Social Service 3,000 College of Europe, Bruges 2,500 European Schools Day—UK Committee 2,400 Working Together Campaign 2,000 Centre International de Formation Européene 2,000 Anglo-Soviet Round Table 1,700 Anglo-German Association (Haus Rissen) 1,500 European Consortium for Political Research 1,070 European Association of Teachers 1,000 European Schools Day—International Committee 800 European Atlantic Movement 600
Atlantic Information Centre for Teachers 500 English Speaking Union 500 International Institute of Human Rights 500 University Association for Contemporary European Studies 400 Joint Commonwealth Societies Council 300 International Institute for Strategic Studies 250 London Library 100 Royal African Society 100 Subscriptions of £50 or less are paid to some 20 other bodies.
In addition, subject to parliamentary approval, grants of £20,000, £6,000 and £1,000 will be made in 1975–76 to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the United Nations Association and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, respectively.