HC Deb 23 January 1989 vol 145 c371W
59. Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution Britain is making to the development of primary education in India.

Mr. Chris Patten

We have contributed £1.3 million to a pilot project in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Two hundred classrooms have been built to improved designs which provide a better educational environment; and teachers and teacher educators have been trained in child centred learning techniques. We are now considering a proposal to extend the project throughout the state, at a cost of abou £30 million.

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