§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the Department for International Development's reduction of the number of technical co-operation training places available in the UK on his Department's operations in developing countries. [90633]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 12 July 1999]: The Department for International Development have advised us that the Pre-service and In-service Training budget for Technical Co-operation has increased between 1996–97 and 1998–99 and is expected to rise further in 1999–2000. The number of technical co-operation training places under the Associate Professional Officer Scheme is also expected to increase.