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Swaziland (Training Facilities)

Volume 657: debated on Tuesday 10 April 1962

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Mr. Dngdale

asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation if he will state the amount of technical training facilities given by the United Kingdom to Swaziland during each of the past five years.

Mr. Vosper

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 28th March, 1962; Vol. 656, c. 125], supplied the following information:1. Between the financial years 1957–58 and 1961–62 £28,075 was provided from British Government funds for the Mbabane Trade Training Centre. Expenditure in each year was

£
1957–58…5,997
1958–59…3,618
1959–60…3,682
1960–61…NIL(Late approval of scheme.)
1961–62…14,778(A further sum of £11,000, allocated for 1961–62, remains to be spent.)
28,075
2. In the financial year 1960–61 £120,207 was allocated for a Teacher Training Scheme.3. In the year 1961–2

  • (i) £15,900 was provided for African medical, veterinary and engineering scholarships.
  • (ii) £15,954 was provided for a commercial training centre.

    • 4. In addition £6,606 was provided in 1961–62 for the emoluments and housing of an officer to be charged with the control of apprenticeship training which is to be regulated in terms of new legislation.

    5. Training facilities for various functions in the public service were provided in Britain during each of the past five years as follows:

    Number of persons

    1957………3
    1958………2
    1959………4
    1960………9
    1961………13