§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Minister for Overseas Development how much his Department spends on evaluating its own programmes and projects; and whether, in view of the proposed cuts in the money available to his Department, he will increase and improve the methods of programme and project evaluation to ensure the full utilisation of scarce aid funds.
§ Mr. JuddI expect to spend £55,000 in 1977–78 on specific post-evaluations of completed projects. Other forms of evaluation are an integral part of my Department's work and cannot be costed separately. It is my constant aim to improve our methods in this field, but such improvements do not necessarily involve additional expenditure.