§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education how many students from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland are at present studying in schools and universities in Great Britain; how many of them are Europeans and Africans respectively; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of places available.
§ Sir D. EcclesThere are over 500 students at universities and technical colleges or following other courses of further education here; of these, about 300 are Europeans, 170 Africans and 40 Indians. Numbers have risen by over 100 in the last three years, and it is expected that Commonwealth students will fill a share of the additional places in institutions of higher education in this country which will become available under expansion programmes. I have no information as to numbers at school here.