§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's contribution to the United Nations Works and Relief Agency for each of the last five years for which figures are available, both absolutely and as a proportion of the United Nations Works and Relief Agency's budget.
§ Mr. Neil MartenHer Majesty's Government's contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East over the past five years are as follows: 451W
United Kingdom contribution £ million Percentage of total budget 1977 4.6 5.96 1978 4.0 6.26 1979 4.4 5.62 1980 4.5 4.94 1981 5.0 4.20 In addition, the European Community's substantial contribution to UNRWA is financed by member States, of which the United Kingdom's share is approximately one-fifth.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many United Nations Works and Relief Agency schools operate two shifts per day.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe agency has advised that out of a total of 643 schools, 477 share buildings on a shift basis.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many United Nations Works and Relief Agency schools are (a) full-equipped with electric lighting and therefore usuable during twilight and darkness, (b) heated and (c) air-conditioned.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe agency has provided the following figures
(a) 516, (b) 228, and (c) nil.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average size of the United Nations Works and Relief Agency (a) primary and (b) secondary school classes; and what are the pupil teacher ratios.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe agency has provided the following information:
- (a) Elementary School:
- Average class size 40.7; pupil/teacher ratio 37.5 to 1.
- (b) Preparatory (lower secondary) School:
- Average class size 39.3; pupil/teacher ratio 28.6 to 1.
These figures include head teachers.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on average how many hours of formal instruction are given per day to each pupil in an United Nations Works and Relief Agency school.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe agency has advised that pupils in double-shift schools receive five daily lessons of 40 minutes each, and those in single-shift schools six daily lessons of 45 minutes each.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for how many schools the United Nations Works and Relief Agency is responsible and in which countries.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East is responsible for 643 schools as follows:
Schools Jordan (East) 208 West Bank 99 Gaza Strip 140 Lebanon 85 Syrian Arab Republic 111
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the United Nations Works and Relief Agency's financial requirement to maintain in 452W 1982–83 the programme of education similar to that which it supported in 1981–82; which countries are contributing; and by how much.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East is based on calendar years. To maintain in 1982 an education programme similar to that undertaken in 1981 UNRWA estimates a requirement of US$150,855,000.
Countries contribute to UNRWA's overall budget costs, rather than to individual parts of the programme. In 1982 pledged or estimated contributions are at present expected by UNRWA as follows:
453W
US $ '000 Argentina 10 Australia 1,002 Austria 132 Bahamas 1 Bahrain 15 Belgium 1,864 Brazil 10 Canada 6,800 Chile 4 China 50 Denmark 2,837 Egypt 7 European Community 33,955 Finland 312 France 2,108 Gaza authorities 103 West Germany 6,071 Ghana 5 Greece 40 Holy See 13 Iceland 18 India 22 Indonesia 8 Iran 30 Iraq 500 Ireland 131 Israel 547 Italy 841 Jamaica 3 Japan 11,953 Jordan 768 Kuwait 600 Lebanon 63 Liberia 5 Libya 1,250 Luxembourg 10 Malaysia 5 Maldives 1 Mauritius 2 Mexico 5 Monaco 1 Morocco 42 Netherlands 2,541 New Zealand 101 Norway 3,954 Oman 25 Pakistan 21 Panama 1 Philippines 6 Portugal 10 Qatar 100 Korea 5 San Marino 2 Saudi Arabia 1,200 Senegal 2 Seychelles 1 Singapore 4 Spain 1,000 Sri Lanka 1 Sudan 6 Suriname 1
US $'000 Sweden 10,883 Switzerland 4,689 Syria 163 Thailand 16 Trinidad and Tobago 2 Tunisia 11 Turkey 20 United Arab Emirates 800 United Kingdom 9,766 United States of America 67,000 Venezuela 10 Yemen 2 Yugoslavia 25 Total 174,533
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what programmes the United Nations Works and Relief Agency is responsible; and what proportion of its budget was allocated to each for the last financial year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Neil MartenIn relation to its responsibilities for Palestine refugees in the Near East the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's programme allocations for the calendar year 1981 were in the following proportions:
Percentage of total budget Education Services 54 Health Services 16 Relief Services 24 Miscellaneous 6