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Mr. Rooker
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list Her Majesty's Government's contributions to United Kingdom organisations set up in each of the past eight years in respect of designated United Nations international years.
United Nations designated year | United Kingdom organisation | Government Department | Contribution (£) |
International Year of the Child—1979 | "Whose Child" publication | Department of Health and Social Security | 3,900 |
Northern Ireland Regional Committee for International Year of the Child | Northern Ireland Office | 2,890 | |
International Year of Disabled Persons—1981 | Voluntary Organisations Committee and other organisations | Department of Health and Social Security | 280,000 |
Third World Group of the English Committee of the International Year | Overseas Development Administration | 8,000 | |
International Youth Year (IYY)—1985 | Northern Ireland Co-ordinating Committee for IYY | Northern Ireland Office | 160,000 |
IYY National Co-ordinating Committee for England | Department of Education and Science | 248,850 | |
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH) 1987 | United Kingdom Trust for IYSH | Overseas Development Administration | 64,000 |
Department of the Environment | 40,000 |