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Written Answers Mr. Merlyn Rees: I have had no from local authority representations associations on this matter. A few local authorities have represented that the statutory provisions and the administra- tive guidelines for the payment of grant are too restrictive. In reply I have said that these questions are under review,

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS

Belize

70. Mr. Stanbrook asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the future constitutional position of Belize.

Mr. Rowlands: It remains our policy to bring Belize to early and secure inde pendence through a negotiated settlement with Guatemala. Any settlement will have to be acceptable to the people of Belize.

Dependent Territories (Death Penalty)

Mr. Lee asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British dependent territories still operate the death penalty for murder.

Mr. Luard: Seven.

Rhodesia

Mr. Lee asked the Secretary of State for Foreiga and Commonwealth Affairs if he will undertake to have the contents **Sanctions: of Mr. Jorge Jardim's book Double Cross" perused by his Depart ment with a view to an examination of the allegations it contains regarding wide- spread violations of oil sanctions imposed in respect of Rhodesia.

Mr. Rowlands: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Mr. Rhodes James) on 4th July. Vol. 953, c. 137.)

Henry V (Entrails)

Mr. Faulds asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make representations to the French Government for the return to Great Britain of the entrails of Henry V, which have recently been discovered in a lead casket during excavations at the abbey at Saint Maur des Fosses and which should be placed with the rest

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of his remains in the tomb in Westmins- ter Abbey.

Mr. Judd: My right hon. Friend has no plans to do so.

Bicycle Parking (Government Offices)

Sir George Young asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the arrangements currently in force for the parking of bicycles at the office of the United Kingdom permanent repre- sentation at the European Communities in Brussels; and what steps are being taken to provide adequate facilities for those wishing to travel by bicycle who arrive for meetings there.

Mr. Tomlinson: There are adequate parking facilities in the underground car park at the office of the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the Euro- pean Communities in Brussels for anyone wishing to travel to it by bicycle.

News Dissemination

Mr. Adley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is the policy of Her Majesty's Gov- ernment to ensure that no restrictions are placed on the dissemination of news from Great Britain by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office overseas; and if he will confirm that it remains his policy not to seek to influence the independent reporting of news from Great Britain.

Mr. Luard: Yes.

Mr. Adley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with

Her Majesty's Ambassador in Washing- ton on the future policy of the British Information Service in New York, con- cerning particularly the daily dissemina- tion of news from Great Britain; if there has been any change of policy; if so, why, other than for economic reasons; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Luard: British Information Ser- vices' practice of distributing in written form the BBC's daily summary of British newspapers has been under review for some years. My right hon. Friend has not discussed this particular matter with the Ambassador. Foreign and Common- wealth Office inspectors recommended at the end of last year that it should no

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