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will naturally repay careful study, super- A summary seding any interim findings. report of his study has been placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Parry asked the Lord Privy Seal how long the Turner committee has been sitting in Hong Kong dealing with trade union organisation; and when it is due to give its final report.
Mr. Blaker: Professor Turner has been engaged in a long-term academic study of labour relations in Hong Kong since 1976. Its progress was interrupted for most of 1978 by his other commitments. Professor Turner carried out his study at the request of the previous administra- tion: he advised my right hon. and noble Friend of its broad conclusions on 3rd March in advance of its publication.
Mr. Parry asked the Lord Privy Seal if he is satisfied with the procedure for settling industrial disputes in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Blaker: Yes.
Mr. Parry asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the qualifications of Pro- fessor Turner and the members of the committee investigating trade union organisation in Hong Kong.
Mr. Blaker : Professor Turner has been Burton Professor of Industrial Rela- tions at the University of Cambridge
since 1964. An eminent academic in the field of labour relations, he has also car- ried out a number of studies overseas, chiefly for the International Labour Organisation. His recent long-term study of Hong Kong is of a primarily academic
nature.
As is usual in such studies, Professor Turner collaborated with a number of individuals and organisations. There was no "Turner Committee" as such.
Mr. Parry asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report the terms of reference of the Turner inquiry regarding trade union organisation in Hong Kong.
Mr. Blaker: These are set out in the summary report which has been placed in the Library of the House.
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Communist Countries (Trade Inspectors)
Mr. Cyril D. Townsend asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list in the Official Report the names of those Com- munist countries which have trade inspec- tors working in Great Britain monitoring the manufacture of goods and equipment to be exported to their countries; and if he will give the number of trade inspect- ors per country.
Mr. Blaker [pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1980 c. 658]: Regarding the Soviet Union, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 11 February.--- [Vol. 978, c. 466.] As far as the Com- munist countries of Eastern Europe are concerned, I refer him to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Dorset, North (Mr. Blaker) on 27 Febru- ary. [Vol. 979, c. 576.] However, the way in which the Government's informa- tion about trade representatives from these countries is classified will now be progressively changed so as to make it possible to distinguish easily between in- spectors and other commercial personnel. In addition, there are at present 84 Chinese trade inspectors working in the United Kingdom.
ENERGY
Information Officers
Mr. Hordern asked the Secretary of number of information officers, together State for Energy if he will list the
with the number of supporting staff, there were in his Department in each of the last five years.
Mr. David Howell: The number of information officers together with their supporting staff employed in the Depart- ment of Energy at the beginning of each of the last five years are:
¿ Year
Information Supporting
Officers
Staff
Total
1975 ...
16
11
27
1976
23
11
34
1977 1978
24
11
35
...
25
13
38
1979 1980
24
13
37
25
12
37
The increase since 1975 is largely account- ed for by the recruitment of staff to support the Government's energy con- servation information programme.
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