asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies, in agreeing to make further financial contributions to the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, what guarantees he secured that the College will in future be multiracial in character; and what evidence he obtained regarding the extent to which the college is at present open to students of all races.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Wembley, South (Sir R. Russell) on 4th June.

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that that Answer did not state how many places at the college would be kept open to Africans from other Territories? In view of the fact that the Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland authorities have dissociated themselves from this college, and in view of the substantial contribution made by the United Kingdom towards the build-up of the college, have guarantees been given that proportional places will be kept at the college for Africans from other African Territories?

If the hon. Member will refer to the agreed statement which was made by both the British Government and the Southern Rhodesia Government, he will find that the multi-racial character of the university was written into that and also into the college charter. I therefore think that a further guarantee will be unnecessary.

Has final agreement now been reached on who is responsible for the control of the university? Is it one of the Federal assets which has passed over completely into the control of the Southern Rhodesia Government, which would be highly unsatisfactory to many of us? What arrangements have been finally arrived at?

Control of the university is now the responsibility of the Southern Rhodesia Government.