§ Mr. Hopkinasked the Prime Minister what opportunities are offered to the educated Sudanese of expressing their views to, and of being consulted by, the Sudan Government?
§ Mr. ButlerIt has always been the policy and practice of the Sudan Government to encourage informal consultation with responsible educated Sudanese and the improvement of such informal con-208W tacts is under consideration. It must, however, be remembered that a great majority are in Government service and are therefore subject to the rules normally applicable to civil servants. An increasing number of retired officials and a few educated non-officials are beginning to take a useful part in the administration of local government, and it is hoped that this field will provide an increasingly valuable sphere of co-operative activity.