HC Deb 22 December 1972 vol 848 c489W
Mr. Judd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on his plans to extend educational assistance available to Rhodesians.

Mr. Kershaw

It has now been agreed to provide the following new items of educational aid:

  1. (a) a contribution of up to £100,000 for the purchase of technical equipment, particularly in connection with agriculture, for secondary schools financed and run by the missionary societies; and
  2. (b) an extension of our contribution under the Special Commonwealth Programme to include 25 new awards each year for training at intermediate level of Rhodesian Africans now in this country.