§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Lord Privy Seal what were the total amounts spent by Her Majesty's Government on overseas educational projects in the years 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. Neil MartenExpenditure on capital projects in the field of education in developing countries in 1979 was £4.22 million.
The main concentration of British aid to education however is in the field of personnel. The financial costs are not readily available, but in 1979 the numbers financed were:
426 wholly-financed British education experts in developing countries3,002 partly-financed British education experts in developing countries2,225 students in education from developing countries1,397 trainees in education from developing countriesComparable figures for 1980 are not yet available.