§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main heads and amounts of the other external relations budget of his Department; from which heads in this budget he is proposing to reduce expenditure in each of the next three years; and what criteria he has adopted in deciding to reduce expenditure in that budget.
§ Mr. GoodladThe main heads and amounts of class II, vote 2 (Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Other External Relations) for 1993–94 (total provision, including supplementary estimates) are as follows:
£ thousand Section A Grants and subscriptions, etc. to international organisations 303,690 Section B General expenses and grants, etc. to nongovernmental and statutory organisations 7,274 Section C General expenses 37,409 Section D Military assistance 13,800 Section E Unallocated 0 Other expenditure not included in the control total: Section F Reimbursement of certain duties, taxes and licence fees 39,884 TOTAL 402,057 Against the background of increased subscriptions to international organisations and higher priority claims on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's resources, I decided that the grant-in-aid to the Commonwealth Institute should cease after 1995–96.