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under the Industrial Employment (Holi- days with Pay and Sickness Allowance) Ordinance all are entitled to six days paid holiday a year; and for young male per- sons one rest day a week is also pre- scribed by law.
+ Mr. Thornton asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many prosecutions were effected in Hong Kong in 1968 for viola- tions of the labour ordinance in respect of employing women and young persons for seven days per week.
Mr. Whitlock: During 1968, 172 cases, involving 2,151 women and young per- sons who were found to be working on their prescribed rest days, were brought to court.
Spain (Gibraltarian Fishing Rights)
Mr. Alfred Morris asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in view of the evidence, details of which have been sent by the hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, he will now make a statement on the action he proposes to take to prevent interference with Gibraltarian fishing rights by the Spanish authorities.
Mr. Whitlock: I am consulting the Governor and will write to my hon. Friend in due course.
European Commission of Human Rights (Greece)
Mr. Hugh Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he now expects that the report of the European Commission of Human Rights on Greece will be published.
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Mr. Whitlock: The first step is for the European Commission of Human Rights to transmit its report to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. In its resolution of 6th May, the Commit- tee of Ministers expressed the hope that
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the commission would do this as soon as possible. Thereafter it will be for the Committee of Ministers to decide on the publication of the report.
German Democratic Republic (Frontier)
Mr. Hugh Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Govern- ment will now recognise de facto the frontiers of the German Democratic Republic with a view to making progress towards an interim settlement of the problems of European security.
Mr. Mulley: No.
Greece
(Detained Members of Parliament)
Mr. Hugh Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make representa- tions to the Greek régime about Ilias Iliou, Maria Karageorgi and Stavros Iliopoulos who are elderly and sick Greek Members of Parliament whose continued ill-treatment in detention is endangering their health.
Mr. Whitlock: The Greek Govern-
ment are already well aware of our concern about the conditions of prisoners held without charge. But repre- sentations, even
on humanitarian grounds, by foreign Governments to the Greek Government on behalf of parti- cular Greek prisoners might well damage rather than improve the prospects of these prisoners.
Military Aid (Cost)
Mr. Wall asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total cost of military aid to Commonwealth and foreign Govern- ments, respectively, in each of the years from 1964 to date.
Mr. Mulley: The figures (in millions of pounds) are as follows:
Commonwealth Foreign
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1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
20
16
9
11
15
22
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