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and 1976 was 68, 70 and 78, respectively. The salaries and the employers' national insurance contributions paid in respect of these persons totalled, in 1973-74, 1974- 75 and 1975-76, £186,502, £258,180 and £368,144, respectively.
Royal Observer Corps
Mr. Nicholas Wintertos asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment how many Royal Observer Corps posts are situated in (u) the North-West Region. (b) Greater Manchester. (c) Lancashire, (d) Cheshire, and (e) the parliamentary constituency of Maccles field.
Dr. Summerskill : United Kingdom warning and monitoring orgamsatin monitoring posta number 55 in the North West Region, five in Greater Manchester, eight in Cheshire, 13 in Lancashire and two in the Macclesticid consutuency.
Civil Defence
Mr. Nicholas Winterton asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment if there are to be any cuts in the Civil Defence budget for 1977-78 and 1978-79.
Dr. Sammerskill: As part of the need to reduce public expenditure, some ccono- mues are being made in 1977-78. Public expenditure in later years is still subject
to review.
Mr. Nicholas Winterton asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment if he regards the period of two days for Civil Defence organisations and instal- lations to be fully operational as satis- factory in the event of an emergency.
Dr. Summerskill: We regard the two days within which the whole of the United Kingdom warning and monitoring organisation would be fully operational as satisfactory. Parts of the organisation Con- nected with the warning system are opera- tional now.
Ramby Prison
Mr. Edge asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satis- fiod with the exercise by the Governor of Ranby Prison, Notunghamshire, of the power to award prisoners loss of remis-
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Mr. Merlyn Rees: I have no reason not to be satisfied, but if my hon. Friend will write to me about any individual case which causes him concem we ahali gladly have it looked into.
Rape
Mr. George Cunningham asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment by which means and in precisely what terms he has referred to Criminal Law Revision Committee the question of rape of wife by husband.
Mr. John: The terms of reference to the Criminal Law Revision Committee of the law on sexual offences embrace all aspects of this subject and include the matter raised by my hon Friend and other honL Members in the coume of debates on the Sexual Offences (Amend- ment) Bill I have, however, arranged for it to be brought specifically to the Committee's attention when it begins its study of rape offences.
Drugs Smuggling
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence he has suggesting that Hong Kong is a significant source of supply of heroin or other drugs illicitly traded in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Summerskill: The bulk of the beroi circulating illicitly in the United Kingdom is believed to originate from South-East Asia. There is no evidence, however, to suggest that any significant amount of heroin or other drugs >pecifi- cally now comes from Hong Kong.
Electoral Register
Mr. Whitehead asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report of the work- ing party on updating the electoral regis- ter, and if he intends to publish it.
Mr. Merlyn Rees: I understand that the working party's report will be sub- mitted to me shortly. I expect that it will be published.
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