§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what plans he has for establishing a Commonwealth Centre for the training of planners and administrators at a British university; and whether he will give consideration to establishing such a centre at a university in Scotland.
§ Mr. R. CarrThe hon. Member will have noted that the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference agreed that it might be valuable to supplement existing arrangements for promoting the study of the techniques of administration and development planning throughout the Commonwealth and directed that further consideration should be given to the question. In addition, as the hon. Member will be aware, the Bridges Committee on Training in Public Administration for Overseas Countries recommended that an investigation should be made into the factors which would have to be taken into account in establishing a special institution for top-level training in administration—including development training—combined with research. This investigation is being actively carried out but no decisions have yet been taken either to set up such an institution or on its possible location.