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the treaties Communities, Assembly nor es any oath of ted Members
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Embassy gave f its Govern- be extradition
a new treaty Government beried with no ination notice fer, and the October 1974. ing with the
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24 JANUARY 1979 Spanish authorities with a view to finding duty or for training. Both governments a mutually acceptable basis for negotia- attach importance to maintaining and tion of a new treaty.
strengthening these links.
State
Embassies and High Commissions Mir Sillars asked the Starctary for Foreign and domeath affairs how much British carbassits or high commissions in the following countries are expected to spend in transport and hospitality, respectively, in the current financial year: the United States of America, New Zealand. India. West Germany, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Italy.
Mr. Tomlinson: Estimated expenditure in 1978-79 is the two categories referred to is set out below. The transport figures include the net capital costs as well as current expenditure.
Country
United States of
America
Transport
£
Hospitality £
158.145
New Zealand India
14.223
...
22.486
264.318 24,935 34.818
West Germany
182.883
136,741
France
198.547
134.989
Egypt
16.345
13.547
Saudi Arabia
41,352
11,757
Iran
36.954
23,411
56.742
71.332
Italy
Hong Kong
Mr. Kenneth Clarke asked the Sec- etary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees are at the moment accepted as temporary residents in Hong Kong and awaiting resettlement elsewhere.
Mr. Luard: On 21 January 1979 there were 9,670 people from Vietnam wishing to be resettled from Hong Kong. This figure includes those who arrived board the Huey Fong.
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Mr. David Mitchell asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the representatives from each country to the third group of the Economic and Social Committee and their full-time occupations.
Mr. Frank Judd, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18 January 1979; Vol. 960, c. 827-830], gave the following information:
The entry given for Miss Eirlys Roberts should read: Chairman of the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs; formerly Deputy Director of the Consumers' Association and Research Research Institute for
Mr. Wrigglesworth asked the Secretary Affairs." of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many British civil servants have served on secondment to Hong Kong, and how many Hong Kong civil servants have served on secondment to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years;
(2) if, pursuant to his reply to the Question of the hon. Member for Thornaby of 9 November 1978. he has made progress on the interchange pro- gramme for Hong Kong and British civil
servants.
Mr. Luard: British civil servants are regularly seconded to professional, administrative, police and other appoint- ments in Hong Kong. Detailed statistics about them are not readily available either here or in Hong Hong. A senior Hong Kong offcial was seconded to the Northern Ireland Office in 1977. Another has just started work in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dealing with Hong Kong affairs. Many others come here on
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Director, Consumer
Smallpox Virus (Shooter Report)
54. Mr. Arthur Latham asked the Sec- retary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking, in the light of the Shooter report, to suspend work with smallpox virus in populated areas and for the transfer to other locations of units such as that at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington; and if he will make a state-
ment.
Mr. Eunals: St. Mary's hospital medi- cal school is the only laboratory recorded as holding smallpox virus, and my hon. Friend will have seen my reference to it in the statement I made in the House earlier today.
Menières Disease and Tinnitus Mr. George asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what research is being
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