§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official 181W Report the total annual cost of the Commonwealth Secretariat; what proportion 35 borne by the United Kingdom Government and its other members, respectively; which members are up to date in making their contributions; which members have failed to pay theirs; and how much is owing in each case.
§ Mr. LuardThe estimated total cost of the Commonwealth Secretariat for the year ending 30th June 1978 is £2,150,690.
The contribution of the United Kingdom under the scale agreed between Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1965 is 30 per cent. of the net annual budget.
Contributions payable by member Governments for the current year are as follows:
Country Per cent. £ Australia 10.30 221,418 Bahamas 0.75 16,123 Bangladesh 1.50 32,245 Barbados 0.75 16,123 Botswana 0.75 16,123 Canada 20.06 431,228 Cyprus 0.75 16,123 Fiji 0.75 16,123 The Gambia 0.75 16,123 Ghana 1.50 32,245 Grenada 0.75 16,123 Guyana 0.75 16,123 India 4.74 101,895 Jamaica 1.50 32,245 Kenya 1.50 32,245 Lesotho 0.75 16,123 Malawi 0.75 16,123 Malaysia 1.50 32,245 Malta 0.75 16,123 Mauritius 0.75 16,123 New Zealand 1.90 40,844 Nigeria 1.50 32,245 Papua New Guinea 1.50 32,245 Seychelles 0.75 16,123 Sierra Leone 1.50 32,245 Singapore 1.50 32,245 Sri Lanka 1.50 32,245 Swaziland 0.75 16,123 Tanzania 1.50 32,245 Tonga 0.75 16,123 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 32,245 Uganda 1.50 32,245 United Kingdom 30.00 644,907 Western Samoa 0.75 16,123 Zambia 1.50 32,245 100.00 2,149,690 Nauru—Special Contribution — 1,000 100.00 2,150,690 Information about actual payment of assessed annual contributions is held by the Commonwealth Secretariat, which 182W deals directly with the Commonwealth Governments concerned.