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applications for grants, my right hon. Friend has been particularly concerned to extend the national coverage of these contres. The new grant for 1977-73 which my right hon. Friend announced on 22nd November 1976, in reply to a Ques- tion from my hon. Friend the Member for Bedweilty (Mr. Kinnock), will con- tribute to the costs of consumer advice centres, in order to maintain the national coverage achieved by 31st March 1977. Discussions on the details of the new grant will shortly take place between my Department and local authority associa tions.
Nadonal Consumer Council
(Surveys)
Mr. David Hunt asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Pro- tection how many surveys or statistical inquiries are being carried out by the National Consumer Council in 1976-77; and what is their nature and purpose and their estimated cost to public funds.
Mr. John Fraser: I am asking the Chairman of the National Consumer Council to write to the hon. Member. Two of the surveys undertaken were as a result of references made by my Depart- ment: one investigating consumer repre- sentation in the nationalised industries; the other the problems low-income con- sumers face in paying for their fuel.
Food Costs
Mr. Sillars asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will publish a table showing the pre- entry cost of meat and tinned goods from Commonwealth countries and the post- entry cost that is imposed in order to meet United Kingdom obligations to the ESC.
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they would have amounted to £3-5 million.
I regret that information about imports of tinned goods is not readily available.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Shetland Islands
Mr. Sillars asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, following the referendum on the EEC, the Government received a request from Shetland for that part of Scotland to opt out of the European Community; or if such a request has been received recently.
Dr. Owen: I am not aware of any such request.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS European Convention on Terrorism Mr. Biggs-Davison asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what stage has been reached in the completion and ratification of the European Convention on Terrorism.
Dr. Owen: The position remains as described in my answer to the hon. Mem- ber's Question on 22nd November, as follows: The European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism was adopted by the Committee of Foreign Ministers of the Council of Europe meeting ia Strasbourg at Deputy level on 10th Nov- ember 1976. It will be opened for signa- ture on 27th January 1977 during the 59th Session of the Committee of Foreign Ministers. Her Majesty's Government in- tend to sign the Convention on that day and subsequently to seek parliamentary approval for changes in our law to enable us to ratify it without reservation. The
Wir. Robert Sheldon : I have been asked Convention will enter into force three to reply.
It is assumed that the hon. Member is asking about the value of imports and of import duties and levies.
The value of imports of meat, includ- ing tinned meat, from Commonwealth countries in the nine months ending Sep-| tember 1975 was £177-3 million, c.i.f. Protective duties and agricultural levies charged on these imports were £21-6 million. If import duties had been charged at the rates applying in 1972
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Hong Kong
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date the United Kingdom ceased to transmit information on Hong Kong under Article 73(e) of the UN Charter; and for what reason this obligation under the Charter was dis- regarded.
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