§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what staff he has taken over from other Departments; and what special staff he has recruited in order to form the section which will be concerned with advice and information on economic and other development in colonial and similar areas.
§ Mr. Vosper87 administrative and advisory staff (of whom 31 are past members of one of the Overseas Services), 155 executive staff and 306 ancillary staff have been taken over. With a few exceptions the staff were all previously employed in the Foreign Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the Colonial Office or the Ministry of Labour on the work which has been transferred with them.
I have not recruited any special staff for the purpose of advising on economic development generally, but many members of the staff of the Department are concerned with the provision of advice on natural resources and other special aspects of development. I am now considering how the Department's ability to help with advice on the economic aspects of development can be strengthened.