HC Deb 14 July 1980 vol 988 cc432-3W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the names of all voluntary bodies to which his Department gave funds in 1979 and in the current year; and how much went to each individual body last year and in the current year.

Sir Ian Gilmour

The information is not available by calendar year. Grants

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
1979–80 actual 1980–81 estimated
£ £
Franco British Council 26,935 42,000
British Atlantic Committee 17,000 17,000
British Youth Council 27,873 34,400
United Nations Association 31,000 22,800
Great Britain/East Europe Centre 70,827 97,000
Great Britain/USSR Association 67,265 82,000
Great Britain/China Centre 37,500 54,000
British Yugoslav Society 6,000 7,500
Trilateral Commission 1,000 1,000
Royal Institute of International Affairs 39,370 1,570
International Institute of Human Centers 1,000
British Institute of Human Centers 500
Commonwealth Council of the Royal Life Saving Society 500 500
International Committee of the Red Cross 100,000 110,000
International Commission of Jurists 9,000 8,000
College of Europe, Bruges 2,500 2,500
United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service 1,172 10,000
Howard League for Penal Reform 1,000
British Commonwealth Ex-Services League 5,000
Justice 500
Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament 1,250
Indo-British Association 1,500
Centre for European Education 4,455 4,800
British-Australian Vocational Exchanges 250
London International Youth Science Fortnight 500 500
European Community Youth Orchestra 1,500
European Atlantic Movement 500
International Institute for Strategic Studies 500 500
London Library 160 160
In addition small ad hoc grants are made to a number of womens' organizations as part of the follow-up to the Helsinki Final Act. Subscriptions of £100 or less are also paid to some 30 other bodies.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Grants to voluntary agencies for development projects overseas
£'000
1979–80 estimated expenditure 1980–81 estimated provision
(i) Grants-in-Aid:
Oxfam 1,000 1,000
Christian Aid 200 250
Save the Children Fund 6
Catholic Fund for Overseas Development 50
(ii) Other Grants 937 772
Development Education schemes* 488 432
British Red Cross—Disasters Emergency Committee (administrative expenses) 15 15
British Volunteer Programme 2,050 2,600
Christians Abroad 10 10
Ranfurly Library Service 10 10
Returned Volunteer Action 6 1
Standing Conference of British Organisations for Aid to Refugees 10 10
Women's Corona Society 15 41
* Includes scores of small grants to church groups, study groups, further education organisations and World Development Movement groups.