§ 27. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Overseas Development what progress has been made in providing adequate compensation on Africanisation for non-designated civil servants in Zambia.
§ Mr. OramThe Zambia Government have provided that a pensionable non-designated officer who is replaced by a local officer shall receive the pension then due to him plus a lump sum equivalent of half the compensation he would have received as a designated officer.
§ 28. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Overseas Development how many applications have been received for membership of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service from personnel classified as non-designated officers following the granting of independence to Zambia; how many have been accepted; and what is her policy regarding such applications.
§ Mr. OramFive, of which two have been accepted, two rejected, and one is under consideration. Applications continue to be considered under the existing regulations agreed between the British and Zambia Governments.