§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made in improving the condition of roads in Port Stanley and the Falkland Islands damaged by heavy military vehicles.
§ Mr. WhitneyRepair programmes were commissioned both in the town of Port Stanley and for the road from Port Stanley to the airport. The conditions of the latter is now much improved, in line with the objective of keeping it serviceable through the current winter. Some progress has been made on the town roads, but work has been hampered by a shortage of stone and by winter weather.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many mathematics teachers have been appointed to teach in the Falkland Islands since the ending of hostilities.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe Falkland Islands Government have not sought our assistance in respect of recruitment of mathematics specialists in this period, although some of the general teachers recruited under aid arrangements are teaching some mathematics.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with the operation of the aid programme to recruit teachers for the Falkland Islands; and whether sufficient teachers of the required disciplines have been recruited.
§ Mr. WhitneyYes. The Overseas Development Administration has been able to recruit teachers for all the posts for which the Falkland Islands Government requested assistance.
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§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many teachers recruited to teach in the Falkland Islands under his Department's aid programme have chosen to return to the United Kingdom before their contracts were due to expire.
§ Mr. WhitneyOne teacher recruited by the Overseas Development Administration on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government since the end of hostilities has returned before the expiry of her contract.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with the accommodation arrangements made for persons recruited to work in the Falkland Islands under his Department's aid programme.
§ Mr. WhitneyI am satisfied that the Falkland Islands Government are doing everything possible to provide adequate accommodation for residents of the islands, including those staff who are serving under aid arrangements. Accommodation is still in short supply, and some staff have had to put up with fairly basic facilities while new housing is under construction to ease the local shortage.