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9 JANUARY 1990
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Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will order an independent inquiry into the performance since 1 January 1988 of the chambers of the Attorney-General of Hong Kong.
Mr. Maude: No.
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the performance since 1 January 1988 of the chambers of the Attorney-General of Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maude: I am satisfied with the performance of the Hong Kong Attorney-General's chambers since 1 January 1988.
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what positions have been held in the chambers of the Attorney-General of Hong Kong by Mr. Warwick Reid; since when and on what grounds Mr. Reid has been suspended; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maude: Mr. Reid has held the positions of Crown counsel, senior Crown counsel, deputy principal Crown counsel, and principal Crown counsel. Except for a period of 10 months in the post of assistant to the Attorney-General, his career has been spent in the prosecutions division where, until recently, he held the post of deputy Crown prosecutor. Mr. Reid was suspended from duty on 30 October 1989 following his arrest by officers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption for suspected offences contrary to the prevention of bribery ordinance.
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Vietnam
Mr. Alton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to the Vietnamese authorities concerning the continued imprisonment of (a) Nguyen Nan Tuoi and (b) Nguyen Huu Guong; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what representations he has made to the Vietnamese authorities concerning the continued im- prisonment of (a) Father Dominic Tran Ninh Thu; (b) Father Joseph Nguyen Cong Doan and (c) Pastor Ho Hieu Ha; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sainsbury: We have raised the question of political prisoners with the Vietnamese authorities both with our partners in the European Community and bilaterally. The most recent EC demarche, concerning a number of detainees imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs, was made to the Vietnamese Government on 29 December. The Twelve have also raised at the United Nations continuing reports of abuses of human rights in Vietnam, and have called on Vietnam to release, without delay, those prisoners detained without a fair trial. We shall continue to seek appropriate opportunities to raise specific cases of human rights abuses, including those mentioned by the hon. Member.
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Warsaw Pact
Mr. Hayward: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials specifically designated to deal with trade relations there were at each
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embassy or consulate in each Warsaw pact country in April 1989; and how many he expects to be in post in April 1990.
Mr. Maude: As of April 1989 there were 46 staff specifically dealing with commercial and economic affairs in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe countries which are members of the Warsaw pact, in addition to the ambassadors and their deputies in each post who of course have commercial roles. The distribution was as follows:
USSR Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia
GDR Bulgaria Romania
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There are no plans at present to increase commercial staff in these countries. The situation in each is however kept under review, in consultation with the British Overseas Trade Board and the Department of Trade and Industry.
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Economic Aid
Mrs. Gormán: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the level of direct economic aid which Her Majesty's Government has provided (a) bilaterally and (b) through the European Community to (i) Poland, (ii) Hungary, (iii) Bulgaria, (iv) Czechoslovakia and (v) East Germany since the beginning of 1989; and whether any such assistance will be used to construct free markets.
Mr. Waldegrave: We have so far committed funds only for Poland and Hungary. Details are as follows. A great deal of our total aid is being used to encourage the development of market economies. We do not yet have programmes for the other countries of eastern Europe but stand ready to respond to their needs at the time they put into place the necessary economic and political reforms. United Kingdom Assistance for Poland
Bilateral
Know-How Fund (50 million over 5 years)
Agricultural project (£15 million)
Short-term ECGD cover
Investment insurance through ECGD (war and expropria- tions risk only)
EC
Free food supplies (UK share: £4-5 million)
EC budget allocation (UK share: £9-14 million, depending on size of abatements)
Trade measures (QRs and GSP)
European Investment Bank (EIB) lending (1 billion ecu over a number of years for both Poland and Hungary)
Other international
Stabilization Fund (UK contribution: $100 million)
Prospective
Debt rescheduling in Paris Club ($4 billion in 1990, of which UK would account for about 18 per cent.)
IMF drawing (about $700 million over 18 months) World Bank/IFC loans (up to $1 billion over a number of years)
United Kingdom Assistance for Hungary
Bilateral