§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the cost to the United Kingdom aid budget of visits to India by members of her Department and associates and advisers travelling on her instructions during the 12 months to the latest convenient date.
§ Mrs. HartThe cost to the United Kingdom overseas aid and overseas aid administration votes of visits to India during the financial year 1978–79 to date by staff of my Department, members of associated scientific and specialised units and associated bodies and by specialists recruited for particular purposes travelling on my instructions was just over £300,000.
§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Overseas Development how many visits to India have been made by Members of her Department or associates 803W and advisers travelling on her instructions during the 12 months to the latest conventient date and if she will set out the purposes of each visit.
§ Mrs. HartThe number of visits to India during 1978–79 to date by staff of my Department, members of associated scientific and specialised units and associated bodies and by specialists recruited for particular purposes travelling on my instructions was 277. These comprised:
ODM staff: Administration 13 Professional advisers 33 Associates: Sent by ODM 79 Sent by British Council (on behalf of ODM) 152 277 The visits covered a great variety of subject areas such as agriculture, ground-water, land use, rock mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, plant breeding, animal husbandry, plantation crops, forestry, fodders and pastures, fisheries, natural resources research, urban development, blood transfusion, community and primary health care, paediatric surgery, viral hepatitis, leprosy, malaria, nutrition, kala-azar disease, training of teachers of spastics, non-formal education, adult education, educational management and educational broadcasting. Many
804W of the visits were made in the form of team missions to appraise proposals for aid assistance—for example, coal sector, natural resources, urban development, family planning, fertiliser plants, foot and mouth disease vaccine plant, fertiliser education project, and coastal fisheries development. Any more detailed list of individual arrangements would be a lengthy one which I will consider supplying direct to the hon. Member if he so wishes.
Total expenditure 1978–79 (unless otherwise stated) £ Total expenditure on administration£ Department of Agriculture Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland … … 2,390,000 950,000 Pigs Marketing Board (Northern Ireland) … … 753,650* 512,000* Seed Potato Marketing Board for Northern Ireland … … 158,789* 142,168* Livestock Marketing Commission … … 212,000* 98,500* Northern Ireland Agricultural Trust … … 290,000 133,000 Foyle Fisheries Commission … … 242,000† 196,800† Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland … … 640,000† 336,700† Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority … … 488,400 105,400 Agricultural Wages Board … … 28,500 28,500 Drainage Council … … 436 436 Department of Manpower Services Enterprise Ulster … … 10,796,000 1,930,000 Fair Employment Agency‡ … … 114,000 97,000 Equal Opportunities Commission‡ … … 95,000 81,000 Labour Relations Agency ‡ … … 433,000 413,000 Health and Safety Agency‡ … … 3,624 3,624 Construction Industry Training Board … … 1,010,000 195,000 Engineering Industry Training Board … … 1,450,000 160,000 Catering Industry Training Board … … 310,000 145,000 Clothing/Footwear Industry Training Board … … 270,000 120,000 Road Transport Industry Training Board … … 490,000 170,000 Textiles Industry Training Board … … 195,000 110,000 Man-Made Fibres Industry Training Board … … 10,000 5,000 Distributive Industry Training Board … … 350,000 125,000 Food/Drink Industry Training Board … … 715,000 130,000 Ulster Sheltered Employment Limited … … 220,000 40,000