24 and 25. Mr. Brian Harrisonasked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) whether the members of the mission which is inquiring into secondary education in the South Pacific will visit educational establishments in the Australian Trust Territories in this area;
(2) whether she will approach the Australian Government concerning a visit to educational establishments in Papua and New Guinea by the mission which is inquiring into secondary education in the South Pacific.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Development (Mr. Albert E. Oram)The exploratory mission to which the hon. Member refers is to inquire into not secondary but postsecondary education. We are consulting the Australian Government, which is represented on the mission, to find out whether they would think it helpful for one of the members to visit Papua and New Guinea.