§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Overseas Development what information he has as to the number of British volunteers going abroad this year, compared to the previous two years; what percentage of them are graduates or professionally qualified; and what percentage of them have agreed to spend a two-year period abroad.
§ Mr. OramI expect that for 1967–68, 1,327 volunteers will go overseas. (In addition about 210 will be staying on from last year so that 1,537 should be serving overseas.) The numbers serving overseas in 1965–66 and 1966–67 were 1,323 and 1,719 respectively. Of the 1967–68 volunteers 76 per cent. are graduates or professionally qualified and 23 per cent. have undertaken to serve for two years.