§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the grants to United Kingdom non-governmental organisations engaged in overseas development made by the European Community in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Chris PattenUnder its NGO programme the European Community co-finances projects in developinging countries and development education projects with European NGOs. Normally the Community contributes 50 per cent. of the costs of individual projects. In 1987, the latest year for which figures are available, amounts granted to United Kingdom NGOs were as follows:
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1 For projects in developing countries £ Accord 384,571 Action Aid 298,789 Africa Now 41,823 Aga Khan Foundation 253,521 Christian Aid 833,272 Commonwealth Trade Union Council 169,086 Concern Universal 30,929 Cooperation for Development 633,954 Friends of Ngora Hospital 91,472 Health Unlimited 68,375 Help the Aged 446,044 International Boys Town Trust 17,767 Intermediate Technology Development Group 84,094 Leonard Cheshire Foundation 74,115 Namibia Refugees 89,060 Order of St. John 165,914 Oxfam 1,310,327 Population Concern 212,666 Population Services 446,373 Richmond Fellowship 158,701 Rufiji Leprosy Trust 57,242 Save the Children Fund 268,308 SOS Sahel International 253,521 Sylvia Wright Trust 28,798 Tear Fund 94,105 Twin 229,640 Voluntary Service Overseas 279,183 World University Service—United Kingdom 26,976 War on Want 140,845
£ 7,239,471
2. For Development Education £ Action for World Development Fund 38,028 Africa Centre 85,241 CAFOD 99,615 Centre for World Development Education 45,634 Christian Aid 49,403 Catholic Institute of International Relations 83,594 Federal Trust 21,127 International Boys Town Trust 10,203 National Association of Developing Education Centres 74,690 Namibia Support Committee 62,639 Oxfam 44,703 Oxford House Trust 18,612 Returned Volunteer Action 65,705 TV Trust for Environment 76,125 Voluntary Service Overseas 19,177 Workers Education Association 32,917 World Development Group 19,471 846,884
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which official bodies and organisations outside the United Kingdom make grants to United Kingdom non-governmental organisations engaged in overseas development after either consulting or obtaining the approval of his Department.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThere are no formal arrangements for organisations outside the United Kingdom to consult my Department or seek its approval before making grants to United Kingdom voluntary agencies engaged in overseas development. But we are happy to put such organisations in touch with British agencies if asked to do so; and we have taken the initiative in encouraging the Japanese to use their grant aid in support of projects undertaken in developing countries by British and other third country NGOs.