§ Lord Glenarthurasked Her Majesty's Government:
What additional support they plan to provide for the long-term development work of British Non Governmental Organisations in 1994–95.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)The Government's main channels of assistance to the long term development work of British Non Governmental Organisations are the Joint Funding Scheme and the British Volunteer Programme. In 1994–95 the Joint Funding Scheme will increase by almost 14 per cent. to £ 33 million and the Volunteer Programme by 8 per cent. to £ 21 million.
These substantial increases reflect the Government's high regard for the work of voluntary agencies who are helping to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged people in developing countries.