§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many awards under the technical assistance training programme are being made by the Overseas Development Administration in the current year; what was the comparable figure for 1979–80; and what will be the number of such awards in 1983–84.
§ Mr. Neil MartenSo far in the current financial year we have made over 3,700 new awards under our Government-to-Government training programmes compared with 4,133 new awards in the financial year 1979–80. Including students and trainees continuing on courses from previous years the total number supported under these programmes is over 7,900 this year compared with 8,099 in 1979–80. The number of new awards to be offered in 1983–84 is still under consideration but is not expected to fall below the current level.