§ 3. Mr. Swinglerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central African Office) if he will state the specific projects in the development of African primary and secondary education in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland to which the United Kingdom is at present making a contribution in the form of loans or grants.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerWith permission, I will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. SwinglerCan the right hon. Gentleman say what is the total sum involved?
§ Mr. ButlerThe totals so far are as follows. For Northern Rhodesia just under £l million—about £962,000; for Nyasaland about £584,957; and for Southern Rhodesia we have just made a specific loan of £355,000 for help with education.
§ Mr. SwinglerWill not the right hon. Gentleman, in considering these Questions, now review the whole situation? Is he not aware that these sums represent a totally inadequate contribution by this country towards what is a totally inadequate programme for the development of primary and secondary education throughout these territories? Will he not, therefore, press upon the Treasury and the Government the need for a much larger contribution to what is the foundation of educational development, both primary and secondary, in these territories?
§ Mr. ButlerI do not think that the totals I have given are really too bad, but I will continue to press my right hon. and learned Friend.
§ Following are the details:
| NORTHERN RHODESIA | |
| Project | |
| Grant | |
| £ | |
| Assistance to Secondary Schools, Trade Colleges and Teacher Training Centres. | 350,000 |
| Assistance to Secondary Schools, Trade Colleges and Teacher Training Centres. | 100,000 |
| Assistance to Secondary Schools, Trade Colleges and Teacher Training Centres. | 512,560 |
| Total | £962,560 |
| NYASALAND | |
| Assistance towards Primary and Secondary Schools and Artisan Training Centre, Blantyre | 140,000 |
| Teacher Training Centre, Blantyre | 110,500 |
| Lilongwe Secondary School for Girls | 76,500 |
| Expansion of Primary and Secondary Education and Teacher Training | 257,957 |
| Total | £584,957 |
§ Southern Rhodesia
§ Her Majesty's Government have offered the Southern Rhodesian Government a loan of £355,000 from Colonial Development and Welfare Funds for African education, but no specific projects have so far been decided upon.