Colonial Servants (Government Departments, Visits)

HC Deb 20 November 1946 vol 430 cc121-2W

108. Mr. Dumpleton

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements are made to enable civil servants on leave from the Colonies to visit Departments similar to those in which they are serving.

Mr. Creech Jones

There is no formal scheme, but in practice, such visits are frequently arranged by my Department with the ready cooperation of other Departments of Government in this country. In some cases they are made at the instance of Colonial Governments who are well aware of the value of such visits, and I am anxious that such arrangements should be extended.