§ Mr. G. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is in a position to make any announcement about currency facilities for students going to Canadian universities under a scheme sponsored by the Canadian-British Education Committee.
§ Mr. GaitskellYes. The Canadian-British Education Committee, in agreement with Canadian universtities, are sponsoring a scheme for sending up to 100 U.K. students a year to Canadian universities. Students will become trained and acclimatised in the Canadian way of life to fit them for a career in Canada should they decide to remain there after graduation, when the Committee will help them to find jobs. I think the scheme is a valuable one and I have agreed to a special arrangement under which these students will be able to transfer up to 1,500 dollars in the first year and 1,250 dollars in each subsequent year, to cover the cost of their university courses.