Writson Answers
Mr Melton Cok
22 JULY 1976
535 Midlands for driving defective motor vehicles relate to defective tyres; and how the percentage varies between counties of the region.
Dr. Summenkill: The figures below give the proportion of all prosecutions in 1975 for using dangerous or defective motor vehicles :
relate to defective
tyres:
County
Derbyshire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire Northamptonshire . Notunghamshire All five counties
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Porcenings
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Sic G. de Freitas asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the prosecutions in the East Midlands for driving motor vehicles with defective tyres were successful; and how that percentage varios between the counties of the region.
Dr. Sammerskill: I regras information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate
cost.
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Data Prefaction Ca
Mr. Christopher Price asked the Soc retary of State for the Home Department whether he will now announce the names
of the members of the Data Protection
Committee.
Mr. Roy Jenkins : Yes. The following have agreed to serve as members of the Data Protection Committee; ..
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· Professor J. Durbin
Dr. Charles Florey
The Hon. Mrs. Cèlia Goodhart
Mr. B. J. A. Hargreaves
Professor F. M. Martin
Miss Bridget Paton
Sir David Pitblado
Mr. K. H. Potts
Mr. Charles N. Rand
Mr. Paul Sieghart
Mr. Hugo Young “
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I announced on 24th Juno-{Vol. 913, a. 578]-the appointment of Sir Norman Lindop as chairman of the committee.
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Writion Amowers
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Mr. Dell: My predecessor met repre- sentatives of the Co-operative Union in December 1975 to discuss their proposals for a Co-operative Development Agency. They agreed to prepare a paper clarifying their ideas and priorities. This has just been received and I hope now to have further discussions with” them.
Air Freight
Mr. Beith asked the Secretary of State for Trade what assessment his Depart ment has made of the extent to which air freight is being transferred to road transport for the domestic part of its journey instead of being flown direct from provincial airports.
Mr. Clinton Davis: Comprehensive information is not available on the amount of air freight involved, but the movement of air freight by road is referred to in Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Airport Strategy for Great Britain which deals with the regional airports. It will be matter for consideration in consulta tions on that document, ormar u
EK
Sir P. Bryan asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many jobs will be created by contracts awarded to British firms which have won contracts in the Hong Kong mass transit project,
Mr. Mencher : It is not practicable to to British firms of five electrical and
• make a procise estimate but the award mechanical engineering contracts worth in ́total approximately £35 million will certainly provide a considerable stimulus to employment in the industries concerned.
Sir P. Bryan asked the Secretary of State for Trade to what extent British technology and equipment is being used by local non-British firms which have successfully tendered for various contracts in the Hong Kong mass transit project.
Mr. Meacher: I understand that there valued at £1-6 million, to a civil engineer- will be a significant British contribution,
millest king contract awarded to a local non- LOW VINIL. British company. British firms may socure other sub-contracting business in' due
Co-operative Movement
34. Mr. John Page asked the Secretary of State for Trade when next he is pro- posing to meet representatives of the co- operative movement.
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course.
P. Bryan asked the Secretary of State for Trade if, in view of the fact that British companies have won five out -
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