HC Deb 29 November 1989 vol 162 cc327-8W
139. Mr. Janman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how Her Majesty's Government are using the resources previously allocated to UNESCO; and if he will make a statement.

140. Mr. Neil Hamilton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how Her Majesty's Government are using the resources previously allocated to UNESCO; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

In the financial year 1988–89 the money saved by our withdrawal from UNESCO was re-allocated and spent as follows:

£ £
committed spent
1. ODA Technical Co-operation Training Programme 1,872,000 1,773,033
2. English Language Training Courses 799,000 593,920
3. ODA Shared Scholarship Scheme 320,000 320,000
4. FCO Scholarships and Awards Scheme 640,000 640,000
5. ODA Cultural Projects 100,000 92,000
6. PES transfer to FCO for cultural projects 100,000 100,000
7. Chinese student scholarships in United Kingdom 950,000 950,000
8. Distance learning project in Commonwealth countries 100,000
9. Nassau fellowships 500,000 743,368

£ £
committed spent
10. Commonwealth Media Development Fund 150,000 150,000
11. Royal Society 112,000 116,000
12. Research in Arid Commonwealth Africa 300,000 300,000
13. Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission 96,000 78,000
14. Man and the Biosphere/International Hydrological Programme/International Association of Hydro-logical Sciences 200,000 200,000
15. Dissemination of results of research 200,000 200,000
Total 6,439,000 6,256,321

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