§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans for renewing the United Kingdom's membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarWe are following developments at UNESCO closely and hope that the director general and member states will be able to bring about the changes that are needed. Before we can consider reviewing our position on membership, we will need to be convinced that fundamental reforms are being implemented both in UNESCO's administration and in its programmes. This will certainly not be possible until after UNESCO's general conference in November, which will adopt, and approve funding for, the organisation's new medium-term plan for 1990–95 and its programme and budget for 1990–91.