asked the Lord Privy Seal if, on completion of the Sheffield-based "India Alive" project, his Department will fund further projects by this group.

The Overseas Development Administration, through its development education fund—DEF—agreed to finance the Sheffield World Poverty Action Group's "India Alive" project until 30 April 1981.On 9 October my hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development announced that the fund is to be run down over the next three years and that no commitments are being made to new projects. It will not, therefore, be possible for the Sheffield group to receive further support for development education projects after its present grant expires.