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Hong Kong (Immigration)
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Mr. Rowlands asked the Lord Privy Seal how many legal and estimated ille- gal immigrants entered Hong Kong from mainland China in each week during the three months preceeding the visit of Chairman Hua; and what has been the weekly rate since his visit.
Mr. Luce: The information requested is as follows-Premier Hua visited the United Kingdom between 28 October and 3 November 1979:
1979
31 July-6 August
7-13 August
14-20 August
21-27 August
:
Estimated Legal illegal immigrants immigrants
970
1,127
710
1,395
630
1,230
1,220
1,120
28 August-3 September
1,210
2,710
4-10 September
...
1,092
880
11-17 September
1,256
1,910
18-24 September
1,177
1,310
25 September-1 October...
1,077
1,740
2-8 October
1,120
1,640
9-15 October,
1,025
1,740
16-22 October
1,151
2,500
23-29 October
1,058
3,370
30 October-5 November...
1,004
2,520
6-12 November
...
1,043
1,730
13-29 November
1,042
2,050
20-26 November
1,151
2,700
27 November-3 December 1,111
3,060
4-10 December
1,127
3,510
11-17 December
...
1,104
3,330
18-24 December
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1,121
2,990
1,089
2,880
1,071
570
...
1,053
760
1,018
850
1980
25-31 December
1-7 January
8-14 January
15-21 January
Quangos
Mr. Philip Holland asked the Lord Privy Seal if the will list in the Official Report the names of bodies to which the Secretary of State for Foreign and Com- monwealth Affairs appoints members, other than civil servants, that have been established since May 1979, giving the names of those appointed to each and the estimated annual cost in each case.
Mr. Ridley: No new bodies have been established. However, under the terms of the Crown Agents Act 1979, the new in- corporated Crown Agents came into exis- tence on 1 January 1980. The appointed members of the Crown Agents are:
Mr. Sidney Eburne (Chairman) Mr. John Goble (Deputy Chairman) Mr. Peter Bulfield
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The annual salary costs related to these appointments is about £57,500. The latest available figure for operational costs for the Crown Agents is £22.65 million
NATIONAL FINANCE
Family Income
11. Mr. Meacher asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes in income distribution have been produced by Government policy since last May.
19. Mr. Dubs asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the number of families that are now worse and better off, respectively, as a result of financial measures which he has taken and the recent changes in mortgage and other interest rates.
Mr. Lawson: The effect on different households of the Government's measures will vary according to individual circum- stances. However, the living standards of every family in the land depend on the long-term performance of the eco- nomy as a whole, and the Government's economic policy is designed to create the conditions in which that performance is most likely to improve.
Economic Forecasts
12. Mr. Austin Mitchell asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the growth rate in the economy for the coming year.
Sir Geoffrey Howe: The forecast pub- lished on 22 November showed a decline in GDP of 2 per cent. in 1980.
17. Mr. Les Huckfield asked the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement about the relationship between recent Organisation for Econ- omic Co-operation and Development economic forecasts and those of his own Department.
Mr. Biffen: There is close agreement between our forecast of output and prices and that of the OECD. The latter's better prospect for the balance of pay- ments is within the published margins of
error.
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