§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will propose in the International Labour Organisation that all members should increase their contributions by an agreed percentage to replace the loss of the United States' contribution and enable the full work of the organisation to continue.
§ Mr. John GrantNo. National contributions would have to be increased by one-third to make good the loss of the United States contribution and recent discussion in the governing body of the ILO showed that there is no prospect of agreement by member governments to accept this additional commitment. The ILO is currently examining means of reducing expenditure in a way that will result in the minimum damage to the essential work of the organisation.