§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which are the four main consultancies and recruitment agencies supplying personnel to the United Kingdom's overseas aid programme since 1979.
§ Mr. BaldryIndividuals employed under the aid programme are normally recruited directly by the Overseas Development Administration. No records are kept which distinguish between contracts with consultancy firms relating solely to the supply of expertise to the aid programme and those which also cover the supply of other services.