§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications have been received by the British Council for funding under the Czechoslovak academic links project; and how many applications have been approved to date.
§ Mrs. ChalkerTo date, the British Council has received 65 applications for links with Czechoslovakia under the Czechoslovak academic links project which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office under the know-how fund. Of these 15, have been approved.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding has been made available by the Government's know-how funds for the links projects with(a) Czechoslovakia, (b) Poland and (c) Hungary in 1990–91; and how much has been allocated in respect of projects for each country to date.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe sums made available in 1990–91 under the know-how fund for the academic links projects in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary are £150,000, £150,000 and £100,000 respectively. To date £150,000 has been allocated under the Czechoslovak scheme, £143,000 under the Polish scheme and £94,514 under the Hungarian scheme.