asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what steps he is taken to encourage British universities to provide special courses for overseas students to study the development of agricultural, credit and consumer cooperative societies.

I am not aware of any demand for this type of study which cannot be met by the Co-operative College, Loughborough, or the Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Oxford University. The provision of special courses would be a matter for the universities.

asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what facilities exist to enable trainees from underdeveloped countries to reach Great Britain in order to take advantage of the practical training facilities provided free of charge to accepted trainees by British co-operative societies.

In certain cases the cost of travel can be met from funds at the disposal of my Department.