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attendance by East European scholars at international conferences held in Britain and of British scholars at inter- national conferences held in Eastern Europe.
Ivory Trade
Mr. Arnold asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much ivory, both by volume and price, was imported into Hong Kong for the period during which figures are most recently available.
Mr. Luard: The information requested is as follows:
Jour
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By Finter pa
ニゴリア
Unworked raw ivory
Worked ivory and ivory articles
Unworked raw ivory
Worked ivory and ivory articles
Weight (lbs.)
Value (HK$)
January-December 1976
1,585,388
113,080,204
::
...
No estimate available.
13,496,874
DATE ....5.1.21.71
Weight (lbs.)
Value (HK$)
COL.....$26 W
January-March 1977
289,103 No estimate available
27,526,683
1,745,686
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Falkland Islands
Sir Nigel Fisher asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will arrange for an exhibi- tion relating to the Falkland Islands to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.
Mr. Rowlands: I understand that arrangements have been made with the authorities of the House for the exhibi- tion to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from 6th to 8th July.
CIVIL SERVICE
Civil Servants (Numbers)
Mr. Brotherton asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants in central and local government there are per head of population: and how this compares with each of the EEC member countries.
Mr. Tomlinson, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 1st December 1976; Vol. 921, c. 149], gave the following information:
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It has not
Considerable efforts have been made to obtain this information. proved possible to obtain figures that would permit meaningful comparisons with other EEC countries. I have written to the hon. Member to explain the diffi- culties. The latest available estimate- mid-1975-for the United Kingdom is 0-09 civilian employees of central and local government per head of population.
ENERGY
Research Expenditure
Mr. Wigley asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much the Government expended in 1976 on research into new sources of energy, such as tidal and solar energy and what proposals he has for increasing this sum in future years.
Mr. Eadie: The Government expendi- ture in the United Kingdom on research and development on such sources for the financial year 1976-77 was about £1-35 million. In addition, the estimated United Kingdom share. for the year 1976, of the solar and geothermal expenditure on energy programmes of the Commission of