§ 143. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops are now stationed in Thailand; what is the nature of their duties in that country; to what regiments these troops belong; and what is the cost of maintaining and financing them there.
§ Mr. HealeyAbout 400, of whom the majority are Royal Engineers. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said in answer to a Question on 20th December, the Royal Engineers will be helping the Thai authorities throughout 1967 with a pro-304W and 1966; and if he will list the county education authorities and their numbers;
(4) if he will state the number of pupils who gained Higher Certificates in the years 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966; and if he will list the county education authorities and their numbers.
§ Mr. RossThe table below shows the total number of candidates presented and of candidates who were awarded certificates (in one or more subjects) at the Ordinary and Higher grades of the Scottish Certificate of Education in the years 1963 to 1966. The figures of presentations and certificates awarded for each education authority's area are not readily available and the high cost of preparing them would not, in my view, be justified.
gramme of road building. There is also a Royal Signals Team and some individuals on attached duty. The full cost of these Service men is about £750,000 a year.—[Vol. 738, col. 276.]