§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will give details of the number of persons, and their official rank, employed on a full time basis by his Department in dealing with education matters.
§ Mr. AlportOne assistant secretary and one principal are employed full time to deal with education matters. They are primarily concerned with work on the schemes of education co-operation resulting from the Commonwealth Education Conference in 1959. But they deal also with some general aspects of educational policy in relation to Commonwealth countries, includiing students. Senior officers devote time to these subjects as required. In addition, some educational matters are dealt with as part of their normal duties by many officers in various other departments— especially in the Technical Assistance Department.