§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's proposals for Latin American studies in the universities, following the recommendations of the Parry Committee's Report.
§ Mr. CroslandYes. I have approved additional recurrent grants of £32,000 and £100,750 for the academic years 1965–66 and 1966–67 respectively for allocation by the university grants Committee to the universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Oxford, which are planning to develop centres130W of Latin America studies, following the recommendations of the Parry Report. Support for Latin American studies in subsequent years will be considered in the context of the settlement of recurrent grant for the next quinquennium. In addition about ten major State studentships are to be earmarked in the Department's scheme each year for postgraduate students in Latin American studies.