HC Deb 16 December 1985 vol 89 c4W

Mr. Nellist asked the Prime Minister what was the financial support given by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in each of the last 10 years to the British Atlantic committee.

The Prime Minister

The British Atlantic committee (BAC), whom we have consulted, receives no grant from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. NATO refund a proportion of the travelling costs of visits to NATO headquarters organised by the BAC and other voluntary associations affiliated to the Atlantic Treaty Association. In the case of the BAC, this amounted to £13,201.50 in 1984–85.