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Commonwealth Education Conference

Volume 651: debated on Thursday 14 December 1961

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Mr. M. MacPherson

asked the Minister of Education how many representatives of the British Council will attend the forthcoming Commonwealth Education Conference.

Sir D. Eccles

Four. Of these only one will be travelling to India in order to attend the Conference. Of the remainder, one is the Council's representative stationed in India and two will be visiting India in the course of their normal duties.

Mr. M. MacPherson

asked the Minister of Education how many officials, and of what ranks and from which Departments, will be attending the forthcoming Commonwealth Education Conference.

Ministry of Education

Permanent Secretary.

Chief Inspector.

  • 1 Assistant Secretary.

    • Private Secretary to the Minister.

    Department of Technical Co-operation

  • 1 Assistant Under-Secretary of State.
  • 3 Advisers (2 on Education, 1 on Social Welfare).

    • Private Secretary to the Minister.

    Colonial Office

  • 1 Assistant Under-Secretary of State.

    • Commonwealth Relations Office

    Director of Information Services.

  • 1 Assistant Secretary.
  • 1 First Secretary*.

    • Scottish Education Department

    Senior Chief Inspector.

    Treasury

  • 1 Principal*.

    • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

  • 1 Senior Principal Scientific Officer*.

    • In addition the following will compose the delegation secretariat:

    Ministry of Education

  • 1 Principal.

    • Department of Technical Co-operation

  • 1 Principal (with special responsibility for the Colonial wing of the delegation).

    • Ministry of Education

  • 1 Clerical Officer (Secretary).

    • High Commissioner's Office, Delhi

  • 2 Shorthand Writers*.

    • * Stationed in Delhi.

    The United Kingdom is providing four officials as their contribution to the Secretariat for the Conference as a whole. Their travel and subsistence expenses will be met from Commonwealth Education Funds. Three will be Principals—two from the staff of the Ministry of Education, and one from the Scottish Education Department. The fourth is an official of the British Council stationed in Delhi.