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9 NOVEMBER 1976
Admiralty Compass Observatory
48. Miss Joan Lestor asked the Secre tary of State for Defence what is the estimated amount by which the defenc budget will be reduced by the changes planned for the Admiralty Compass Observatory in Slough.
Dr. Gilbert: Consultation with the staff and trade union sides of the Whiskey Council over the changes planned for the Admiralty Compass Observatory, Slough, has not yet begun It would, therefore be premature to state what reductio may be made to the defends budget.
Hong hong
49. Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now require the Hong Kong Government to meet the full cou of the British Armed Forces stationed in Hong Kong
Mr. Mulley; I am satished that the new defence costs agreement, which came into force earlier this year and repres. Bis a subsianual increase in the contribution made by the Hong Kong Government, remains in the best interests of both Governments. Its main provisions were announced to the House on 19th Decem. ber 1975. Vol. 902. c. 814.]
Rent Act 1974
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52. Mr. Onslow „ked the Secretary of State for Defence if, in the hight of the Department of Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs Oralar Ơn 223,7 of 18th December 1975, outlining arrange ments to help members of the Ďiplomatic Service with additional costs arisin ̧· as a result of the bringing into operation of the Rent Act 1974 and of the fact that the same provisions apply to home cvil servants, he has ensidered providing the t. members of iler Majesty's Forces, and if he will make a
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other items are urut coas deration. Det it would not be poss 7,7 të atroduce sucti asswtance for the Armed Forces under the current stage of the pay pony.
Explosives (Transport)
50. Mr. Alexander Wilson asked t3Į Secretary of State for Defence what qad tity and type of explosive was transported with ⋅ the United Kingdom in each of the last three years; and by what methods.
Dr. Gilbert: Explosives are moved within the United Kingdom both by road, and rail under statutory safety procedures, It would not bc
in the public intere 10 reicako tails of the quanuity and type of explosives trans, orted
Animals (Experimenis)
Mr. klugh Jemkima askod the SecretuY of State for Defence what percentage of the 1700 animals used at the Porto# Ex.:hments in 1975 were used at the chentical defence establishment and whs' percentage at the microbiological rescandi establishment,
Dr. Gilbert: Of the 110.3. animals used at the Pain Establishments in 1975, 20 per cent
were used as the Chemical Deien. Establishment and 80 per ent. at the Macrobiological Research Est. Ofishmeal.
Mr. Hugh Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will categorise the 100 JOU animals used in experiments at Porton in 1975.
Dr. Göber: The information is follow>.
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Mr. Hupta Tomkins asked the Secretary of State koz Defence how many persons are engaged in using animals for research purposes at Purton, Eatablishments
Dr. Gibert, ¡io members of the si of the Poron i stab aliments are her bed by my nigi then 1. r4 the Hot Lary to perform vaperiincilə
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