§ 12. Mr. Loveysasked the Secretary of State for Technical Co-operation whether he intends to make the services of the Overseas Services Resettlement Bureau more widely available.
Mr. CarrYes, Sir. The Bureau will in future accept all officers recruited in the United Kingdom for service on pensionable terms or long-term contract with dependent Governments who lose their offices as a result of constitutional change.
§ Mr. LoveysDoes this include officers from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland? May I press my right hon. Friend once again to bear in mind the need of local government officers who do not receive information from the Bureau?
Mr. CarrIn reply to the first part of that question, the answer is Yes, Sir, provided such officers were initially recruited in the United Kingdom. I am afraid the Bureau does not cover local government officers unless they were first recruited in this country and transferred to local government service overseas. I shall keep in mind the point my hon. Friend has mentioned, but I cannot give any undertaking about it.