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Mr. Dalyell
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will make compulsory a two-year minimum period for British volunteers deriving benefit from Government funds.
Mr. Oram
No. The recruiting societies already encourage volunteers to serve two years whenever possible. The Ministry welcomes this and would be reluctant to introduce compulsion into a voluntary scheme, especially as we think it would seriously reduce the number of volunteers.