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15th November 1976: Where an un- married reservist is killed in similar cu- cumstances the Minisuy of Defence pays a gratuity of £321-14 to his estate and the Forces Family Pension Scheme makes similar provision of £2902 for unmarried Regular Servico men. No-married mom- bers of the Royal Navy wera:kujed.
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Mr. Loveridge, asked the Secretary of
State for Defence if the Government has applied Section 10 of the Crown Proceed- ings Act 1947 to the cases of the nine part-time Royal Naval reservists killed when HMS "Fittleton" sank on 20th September, which would deny, the next of kin the right to suo for any damages. (
Mr. Dully. No
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170 Affairs what progress has been made as the result of receut contacts between Great Britain and Guatemala towards an agreement on the future of Belize; and if he will make a statement.
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! Mr. Rowlands: With the Premier of Belize... Mr. George Price, I met the Guatemalan Foreign Minister in Panama City on 21st and 22nd September to con- tinue the negotiations, begun in April this year, aimed at bringing Delize to secure independence as soon as possible. Some progress was made at these talks- and a further round is envisaged in the, ne.r future, ✨
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Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of Star for Foreign and Commonwealth Allairs how many times, the Representa-
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH. uve Assembly of the New Hebrides has
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Hong Kong .
80. Sir Anthony Royle asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Com- monwealth Affairs if he will list the contracts placed in the United Kingdom. by the Government of Hong Kong in 1974; 1975, and 1976; and if he will detail the value to the United Kingdom of these projects both in money terms and employment terms.
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. Mr. Luard : The total value of con- tracts placed in the United Kingdom by the Hong Kong Government for the Inst three years is as follows:
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HUKK$39 million HK560 milion HK$53 mil
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This is equivalent to a torak of «bont £20 million at the exchange. I regret that it is not possible to provide a detailed list of the contin placed by the Hong Kong. Government
It is not possible to quantify the value of these contructs to the United Kingdon: In employment terms but, if the mult larger contracts placed by the Hong is 24, Mass Transit Railway Corporation ni also taken into account, it in, evideat those there has been a cons.double stunulus tu employment in the indesines cur citira.
Belize
Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonweale.
inet since its election in November 1975; and i he expects any change in the fre- quency of meet. g. in the future.
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Mr. Tomlinson: The Representative Assembly has met once. We hope that meetings will become frequent after the cunear by-elections.
"Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of. State for Foreign and Commonwealth Abars how many of the representatives elecard to the Representative Assembly of the New Hebrides in November 1975 have now bun disqualified as a result of elec- tion irregulares; and if these are altri- beat to the candidates, or the adminis- tratten..which, organised, the elections. Avdr. Tomkinson: The "radings of the Jout C. art vaented five seals because of urrera'anties electoral registration armigerpents during this fust-ever general election by universal adult suffrage. These regularities were not attributed to the
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Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for. Foreign and Commonwealth Altairs if he will make a statement on the Jety in the cheis' elections in the New Fierenties; and when these will inallyn the completed.
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Mr. Tomlinson: The representation of
mory Comets was considered by the.
mebibers of the Ripresentative ibly during is meeting from 29th J...: to 1st July. They recomm..ended
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