§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what non-government specialist advice on health and population matters is available to staff of development divisions overseas and to his headquarters staff, respectively; and how often overseas visits in connection with health and population projects were made by United Kingdom-based non-governmental experts in 1984.
§ Mr. RaisonAdvice is available on request from a variety of non-government sources such as the London and 559W Liverpool schools of tropical medicine and the specialist population centres. In addition to technical co-operation officers and consultants now engaged on projects abroad, 17 overseas advisory visits were made on behalf of the Overseas Development Administration in 1984.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the staff in each development division overseas are experts in health and population projects; and how many staff at Overseas Development Administration headquarters have similar expertise.
§ Mr. RaisonThere are no health or population specialists on the staff of development divisions. There are eight professionals in these fields at the headquarters of the Overseas Development Administration.