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Witten Answers

20 OCTOBER 1976

Taemployment (Building and Eugineering Workers)

Mr. Wyn Roberts asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many building and civil engineering workers were un- employed in Wales in September 1976 compared with the same month in each of the preceding tour years.

Mr. Golding: I have been asked to reply.

The following table shows the num bus of people registered as unemployed in Wales who lust worked in the con- „truction industry. Industrial analyses are now made quarterly and the latest is for August 1975:

August 1771

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Written Answers

476

Mr. Luard: There were 111 administra- Live officers on overseas terms of service at 1st October 1976. This represented 57 per cent. of the total number of administrative ollicers in the Hong Kong Government. The Sgures for each of the previous 10 years are necessarily detailed and are in the table below. The recruit- ment of expatriate officers is undertaken enly when local candidates are not avail- able in sufficient numbers and, in certain categories, in der to maintain the special relationship with Britain.

Husa kusa: OYDALAN and Local OFFICERS IN THE ADMINDERGIVE Grapes of THE CIVIL SERVICE

Overseas officers at percentage of Total

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Dorty

201

Ry Enter apa

August 1973

Angust 1974

August 1975

August 1975

Schoolchildren

10.395

Oversetts

officers officers

Local

7,443

1966

75

1957

75

9,455

1963

72

13,683

1969

70

15,182

1970

71

1971

67

1972

73

1973

81

1971

9.3

1975

104

1975

111

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75

24

76

33

69

64

61

57

58

55

55

57

57

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Mr. Wyn Roberts asked the Secretary of State for Wules what is the anticipated rate of decline in the secondary school population in Wales from 1979.

Mr. Barry Jones: It is c ́timated that the number of children at maintained secondary schools in Wales aged between 11 and 15 at the beginning of the school year will decline by 22 per cent. between 1979 and 19) and will ise by abou 25 per cent. baaren 1989 and 1999. The estimates necessardy become more speculative for the later period. It is not possible make meaningful esti- nates of the nuniber of secondary school upils staying en beyond the statutory school age.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Hung Kong

6 Mr. Hal Milter asked & 2 Secretary of Staic for Foreiga and Commonwealth Affairs how any expatriate civil ser vant; there were in the athministrative trauss of the Hưng Long Onli at 1st Odober 1976 compared with such of the 19 preceding year); and if he vill make a statement as tʊ his policy on expatriate recruitment for the coleaj.

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China

7. Mr. Kenneth Lewis „ed the Sacre- tary of State for Foreiga and Commen¬ wealth Altairs whether he will strengthen the trade attache representation in Peking, China, at the United Kingdoin embassy there.

Mr. Luard: There are no plans at present to strengthen our commercial statt in Peking, although its size is kept con- stantly under review.

India

21. dios. Wise asked the Secretary of State for Forzign and Commonwealin Affairs whether he will seek to pay an official visit to India.

Mr. Luard : My right hơn. Friend has no immediate plans to do so.

Southern Airica

23. Mr. Batg»Davison 2 ked the Sec- retary of St to for Foreign and Commen- wealth Aff, is whether he will make a statement about the situation in Southera Alrica.

Mr. Crosland: I hope to make a side- ment on als subject in today's debate.

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