HC Deb 06 March 1967 vol 742 cc216-7W
Mr. Alan Lee Williams

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what support he has given to the United Nations and other international organisations in providing the services of British experts for their programmes of technical assistance in developing countries.

Mr. Oram

The International Recruitment Unit of the Ministry has in the last three years provided an increasing number of the experts required by international organisations. In 1966 the total of those appointed was 194, a 25 per cent. increase over the previous year. There was also over fifty known cases of experts originally recruited by the Unit who were independently appointed by the Agency concerned to a subsequent assignment.

With one exception, all the more important international agencies for which the Ministry recruits appointed an increased number of officially nominated British candidates in 1966.