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Sunday Mall and the Scottish Sunday Express.
of Bihar seeking the release or early trial of Miss Tyler. These representations were rejected on the grounds that Miss Tyler refused to be tried separately from col leagues who had been arrested on similar charges. Committal proceedings started on 30th June 1973, and on 25th August 1974. Miss Tyler was moved to Jamshed- pur for trial. Further representations were made at the highest level and on 4th July 1975 the Public Prosecutor informed the court that he was to withdraw all charges against Miss Tyler on instructions from New Delhi. Miss Tyler arrived at London Airport on 7th July.
Newspaper
(Departmental Purchases)
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased by his Department in order to keep him- self, and senior civil servants, informed; The Times, Financial Times, Yorkshire Post, and Birmingham Post, respectively,
Mr. Tomlinson: The following are purchased for use of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London:
The Times Financial Times Yorkshire Post Birmingham Post
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Mr. Henderson asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased every day by his Department in order to keep himself and senior civil servants informed on Scottish affairs: the Scotsman. The Glasgow Herald, the Press and Journal, .the Daily Record, the Scottish Daily Express and the Dundee Courier and Advertiser.
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Mr. Tomlinson: Three copies of the Scotsman and two copies of the Glasgow Herald are purchased for the use of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. No copies are purchased of any of the other listed newspapers.
Mr. Henderson asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased every week by his Department in order to keep him and his senior civil servants informed on Scottish affairs: the Sunday Post, the
Mr. Tomlinson: No copies of any of the three listed newspapers are purchased for the use of the Foreign and Common. wealth Office in London.
India
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Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps were taken by officials of his Department to help Mary Tyler to see her husband, in respect of her request whilst imprisoned in India.
Mr. Luard: United Kingdom officials took up a request by Miss Tyler to see one of her fellow prisoners with the Indian authorities, who did not, however, recognise that the person concerned was legally married to Miss Tyler.
Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits, specifying in each case the date and duration, were made by Foreign Office officials to Mary Tyler's family in England during her period of imprisonment in India.
Mr. Luard: None. It is not the prac tice for my right hon. Friend's officials to visit the relatives in this country of United Kingdom nationals detained over-
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Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether officials of his Department accep- ted the explanation of the Indian Govern- ment on that of Mary Tyler for the reasons for her arrest.
Mr. Luard : Miss Tyler was arrested on 28th May 1970 near Chaibasa in Bihar with a group of young Indians whom the authorities alleged had attacked a police station. Se was arersted by the Indian authorities in accordance with Indian law. There were no grounds, therefore, on which to challenge her arrest and deten- tion.
Independent States
(Former British Empire)
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Mr. Sillars asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish if he will publish a list of countries granted independence by the United Kingdom since 1947, indicating against each the date when the independence
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