§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Oversesas Development if he will give the number of cadets and graduates sent abroad by Voluntary Service Overseas in the years 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1966–67, provisional; and if he will give equivalent figures for the other groups in the British Volunteer Programme, namely, the Catholic Institute for International Relations, International Voluntary Service, National Union of Students and the United Nations Association.
§ Mr. OramFigures of volunteers sent abroad in a particular year could give a misleading picture because many stay on for part or the whole of the following year. For this reason statistics have for some time been kept to show the number of volunteers actually serving overseas in a particular year. The table below has been compiled on this basis.
Brothers and Harland; and if he will make a statement on the prospects for 1967.
§ Mr. Harold LeverWe and the Northern Ireland Government are continuing our efforts. The new Rolls-Royce factory near Belfast has recently started 335W production. I hope that a further development can be announced fairly soon.