HL Deb 20 July 1978 vol 395 cc637-8WA
Lord BARNBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in view of the fact that some Members of the United Nations, including Russia, are well behindhand with their annual membership contribution, our Representative has been instructed to assist the United Nations to correct this.

The MINISTER of STATE, FOREIGN and COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (Lord Goronwy-Roberts)

United Kingdom delegates to the United Nations regularly call for Member States which are behindhand in their contributions to meet their obligations. We would be glad to support any generally agreed measures to ensure prompt and full payment of assessed contributions to the UN Regular Budget.