§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the total expended on volunteers overseas over the age of 21 years during the past three years; and how many of these were employed by private firms in matters connected with their business.
§ Mr. OramFor the three years 1963 to 1965 the cost to Britain of the volunteer graduates programme was £889,000. Of this the Government bore upwards of £626,000 and the voluntary societies upwards of £262,000.
The answer to the second part of the Question is "One".