HC Deb 09 May 1990 vol 172 cc143-6W
Mr. John Carlisle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the non-governmental organisations in receipt of grants from his Department in 1989–90; and what is the size of each grant.

Mrs. Chalker

The figures for 1989–90 are not yet available. The figures for 1988–89, including support both for long-term development projects and for emergency and refugee relief, are as follows:

Overseas Development Administration
Non Governmental Organisation Amount (£)
ACAFESS (Afro Caribbean Community Organisation) 130,130
Acord 1,157,918
Action Aid 1,308,095
Action Around Bethlehem 27,550
Action on Disability and Development 97,163
Action Water 10,000
Afghanaid 1,313,580
Africa Now 10,300
Aga Khan Foundation 1,560,040
Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group (AHRTAG) 468,754
Aid for India 20,826
African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) 182,541
Avon Industrial Award Scheme 5,000
Band Aid 169,953
Boston-Jalchatra Project 12,000
Boys Brigade 15,349
British Airways Trust 48,500
British Executive Services Overseas 300,006
British Red Cross Society 1,714,379
British Refugee Council 6,000
CAB International (Commonwealth Mycological Institute) 57,437
Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) 3,814,990
Care Britain 4,139,404
Centre for Economic Policy Research 49,827
Centre for World Development Education 135,000
Christian Aid 5,433,561
Christian Outreach 189,103
Christians Abroad 17,000
CIIR 994,673
Commonwealth Human Ecology Council 50,013
Concern 1,137,451
Council for Education in World Citizenship 6,500
Council Of Europe North South Campaign 30,000
Co-operation For Development 544,584
Commonwealth TUC 51,020
Cusichaca Project 32,155
Disasters Emergency Committee 2,106,700
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme 5,000
Equipment for Community Hospitals Overseas 6,307
Food and Agriculture Research Mission 12,514
Friends of Urambo and Mwanhala 13,672
Hand in Hand 17,636
Health Unlimited 48,175
Help the Aged 199,903
Homeless Trust 169,237
International Council for Bird Preservation 37,570
International Institute for Environment and Development 55,000
Institute of Development Studies 1,262,000
Intercare 9,732
International Bee Research Association 29,600
International Boys Town Trust 21,621
International Extension College 198,200
International Medical Relief 14,500
Int Committee of the Red Cross 610,000
Intermediate Technologies Development Group 1,902,562
International Voluntary Service 774,886
King Mahedra Trust 14,750
Leonard Cheshire Foundation 57,691

Non Governmental Organisation Amount (£)
Leprosy Mission 25,030
Lifeline 9,842
Ludhiana British Fellowship 4,763
Marie Slopes International 194,699
Namibia Refugee Project 10,000
National Children's Home 11,000
National Council of YMCA 62,500
Ockenden Venture 260,736
Operation Raleigh 3,530
Order of St John 140,000
Overseas Development Institute 715,203
OXFAM 7,722,798
Panos Institute 79,551
Parkes Foundation 3,000
PLAN (Foster Parents Plan/World Family) 126,250
Plunkett Foundation 9,000
Population Concern 190,739
Quaker Peace and Service 125,382
Ranfurly Library Service 77,880
Regional Conference on International Voluntary Service 4,300
Richmond Fellowship 13,000
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind 203,336
Royal Society 112,000
Rural Development Consultancy for Christian Churches in Africa (RURCON) 25,750
Ryder Cheshire Mission 23,000
Salvation Army 7,000
Sandy Gall Afghan Appeal 100,000
Save the Children Fund 6,215,874
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund 107,252
Scottish Education and Action for Development 6,000
The Scout Association 21,092
Send a Cow 34,500
SOS Sahel International 49,557
Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas 83,439
St John Ambulance 8,721
Tear Fund 91,213
Tree Trust 11,130
Uganda Society for Disabled Children 212,386
UK Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific 24,860
UN Association International Service 490,000
UNICEF 550,000
UNIPAL 12,500
Urban Aid 20,000
Voluntary Service Overseas 8,694,564
War on Want 149,643
Water Aid 447,172
Women's Corona Society 34,000
Women's Environmental Network 10,000
Work Start Overseas 36,156
World Press Centre 45,000
World University Service 490,462
World Vision 1,369,091
Worldwide Fund for Nature 420,890
Y-Care International 212,040
You and Me 27,550
YWCA 52,785
Zimbabwe Trust 28,075
Total 63,024,299

Note: These figures exclude the United Kingdom share of grants to British NGOS through the EC.

Diplomatic wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Non Governmental Organisation Amount £
Afghan Support Committee 25,000
Anglo Irish Encounter 27,000
Atlantic Treaty Association 3,500
British Atlantic Committee 61,215
British Youth Council 44,000
British Yugoslav Society 12,000
College of Europe, Brussels 2,500
European Movement 5,000
Non Governmental Organisation Amount £
Exchange of British and Soviet Weeks 10,138
Franco-British Council 60,000
Fund for International Student Co-operation 76,000
NGOs Engaged in Explanation of Arms Control and Defence Issues 10,000
Great Britain/China Centre 123,000
Great Britain/East Europe Centre 130,000
Great Britain/USSR Association 186,000
Hague Academy of International Law 5,000
International Commission of Jurists 10,000
International Committee of the Red Cross 250,000
Peace Through NATO 113,000
Trilateral Commission 2,250
United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service 10,000
United Nations Association 24,000
West India Committee 15,000
TOTAL 1,204,603