§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Overseas Development how many students from developing countries starting courses in 1965, 1966 and 1967, respectively, have been assisted by his Department, and at what cost; and if he will give a breakdown of the total into the kind of courses undertaken.
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§ Mr. OramThe numbers both of students and of trainees who arrived from developing countries and were assisted by my Department in 1965, 1966 and 1967 are shown in my Department's publications "British Aid" June 1966, "British Aid" June 1967 and "British Aid Statistics" 1963 to 1967.
Summary tables are given below which show the subjects of study and the field of training for all these persons.
Students Subject of Study 1965 1966 1967 Humanities 51 48 2 Education 635 696 780 Fine Arts 28 35 48 Law 38 34 54 Social Science 108 62 325 Economics 90 160 173 Natural Sciences 97 159 99 Engineering 110 162 301 Medical Science 268 282 366 Agriculture 85 96 220 Other 17 6 22 Total 1,527 1,740 2,440
Trainees Field of Training 1965 1966 1967 Education 829 715 573 Development Planning 158 79 79 Public Administration 691 856 651 Social Services 418 314 378 Works and Communications 341 369 379 Industry and Commerce 603 578 415 Agriculture 244 182 142 Health 340 273 333 Other 297 223 246 Total 3,921 3,589 3,196 My Department's disbursements for students and trainees under its own schemes, and excluding those of the British Council (for reasons explained in Note 13 of the general introduction to the tables in "British Aid Statistics"), in the three years were £3.5 million, £3.9 million and £5.7 million respectively. It is not yet possible to divide these sums between students and trainees.
The distinction between students and trainees is that the former are persons on systematic courses of instruction in British institutions of higher education (such as universities, technical colleges and teacher training colleges) at both undergraduate and postgraduate level; while the latter are persons receiving mainly nonacademic, practical and vocational train- 158W ing, or training through visiting tours, or attending ad hoc non-academic courses and seminars.