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by (a) his Department (b) local authori- ties to assist in the provision of accom- modation for released offenders; and what financial support (i) his Department and (ii) local authorities intend to provide in the financial year 1977-78 for this purpose.

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Mr. McElhone: Grants paid by my Department to voluntary organisations to assist in the provision of accommoda tion persons in need, including rele offenders, in the financial years 1974 1975-76 and 1976-77 were, 'respectively, £24,529, £46,399 and £31,468. Some £80,000 has been pro- Ivisionally set aside for this purpose in the financial year 1977-78. It is not prac- ticable to identify separately the extent to which use is made by released offenders of accommodation receiving grant support. Information is not avail- able centrally about the financial support given for this purpose by local authori- ties.

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Colleges of Education

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many representations he has received to date concerning the possible closure or merger of colleges of education in Scot- land, and how many of these representa- tions included reference to (1) Dunferm- ling

ege of Physical Education` for Wo (2) Craiglockhart College, (3) Craigre College, and (4) Callandar Park College, giving the figures in each case. ;

Mr. McElhone: My'right hon. Friend has received about 2,700 letters and peti- tions about his proposals. Of these over 160 included references to Dunfermline

College of Education, over 1,600 to Craig lockhart College of Education, over 500 to Craigie College of Education and over 90 to Callendar Park, College of Educa⚫

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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

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Bolivia

Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the staff of the British Embassy in La Paz includes a labour attaché; and if he will make a statement of his policy on this issue.

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Mr. Tomlinson: There is no labour attaché at the British Embassy in La Paz. It would be premature to make a statement on this subject whilst the rôle of labour attachés is being considered by the Central Policy Review Staff team as part of their review of our overseas representation.

Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Bolivian demand for an exit to the sea has been raised at the Law of the Sea Conference; and if the rep- resentative of Her Majesty's Government has made any recent statement on this issue.

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Mr. Luard: The Bolivian delegation to the conference has supported the 'general principle that landlocked states should have a right of transit to the sea. The British delegation has made no state- ment on the question of a Bolivian exit to the sea.

Hong Kong Polytechnic

Mr. Charles Morrison asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs what was the number of full-time students in the Hong Kong ¡Polytechnic over the last four years.

Mr. Luard: The number of full-time students at the Hong Kong Polytechnic over the last four years was as follows:

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o Mr. Charles Morrison asked the Secre- itary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs how many students graduated from the Hong Kong Polytech- nic last year; how many have now been placed in employment; and how many are moving on to further studies.

Mr. Luard: 989 students, including those taking part-time courses, graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in July 1976. A survey conducted between late September and early November 1976 'showed that 758 graduates (76-6 per cent.) were in employment at that time and that 179 graduates (18·1 per cent.) were under- taking further studies locally or abroad. The remaining 52 (5.3 per cent.) were either unemployed or their occupation jwas not known.

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