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20 MAY 1975 transferred to Northern Ireland since 1st January 1974; what were the crimes of which they were convicted in each case; how many are, or claim to be, members of the IRA; and how many are, or claim to be, members of other paramilitary organisations.
Mr. William Ross: Four persons now in prison in Scotland have made appli- cations for transfer to Northern Ireland. Three were convicted of contravention of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 and one of murder. Information about the organisations to which they may have belonged is not available.
Education (Expenditure) Mr. Donald Stewart asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how the total amount of public finance spent on educa- tion in Scotland in 1971 compares with the estimated figure for 1975-76.
Mr. William Ross: The figures given in Table 2-17 of Cmnd. 5879, which include expenditure on libraries and museums but exclude university expendi- ture other than on student awards, and are at constant (1974 Survey) prices were: 1971-72, £381 million; 1975-76, £449 million.
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Hong Kong (Vietnamese Refugees) Mr. Kenneth Clarke asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the present numbers and condi- tion of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong; and what progress has been made in finding permanent homes for them.
Mr. Ennals: 3,909 refugees are tem- porarily accommodated in special recep- tion centres with medical and other essen- tial services provided. Very few wish to remain there and some 20 Governments are considering approaches we and the Hong Kong Government have made about resettlement. The Hong Kong authorities deserve high praise for their handling of this emergency.
Cyprus
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Affairs if it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to support the arms embargo imposed by the Congress of the United States of America on arms to Turkey pending the dropping by Turkey of its insistence on the bi-zonal partitioning of Cyprus and the carrying out of the United Nations Resolutions 3212.
Mr. Ennals: No. It is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to consider all arms sales' applications individually on their merits. As has been made clear in previous answers to my hon. Friend, most recently on 5th May, the situation in Cyprus is a factor which we take into consideration in the case of Turkey. This includes the continuing unsatisfactory position of British residents there.
European Community (Directives)
Mr. Spearing asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the EEC draft directives which have been discussed by working parties of officials since 1st January 1973 but which have not been sent forward to (a) the Council of Ministers and (b) the Committee of Permanent Representatives.
Mr. Enpals: The Commission formally submits all proposals for Council direc- tives to the Council in the first instance. It is normal for them then to be studied by the Committee of Fermanent Represen- tatives or by another appropriate Com- Agriculture-which may in turn refer mittee-such as the Special Committee for them for discussion to a working party. Drafts may be resubmitted to higher level working parties. It would not be possible committees and referred back again to without disproportionate cost to public funds to produce a list of those drafts which have been referred to working parties but have at no time been recon- sidered at a higher level.
EFTA Products
Mr. Spearing asked the Secretary of Affairs if he will publish in the Official State for Foreign and Commonwealth Report a list of products which are currently being made in EFTA countries from British materials and components for re-export to the EEC which would relevant rules of origin if Great Britain not qualify for free entry under the
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