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Mr. Pike asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 2 December.
The Prime Minister: This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall be having further meetings later today. This evening I hope to have an audience of Her Majesty the Queen.
Departmental Staff (Investigative Duties)
Mr. Kaufman asked the Prime Minister if she will list the number of staff in each Government Department or public body who are regularly employed on investigative duties.
The Prime Minister: There are no central records of the numbers of all such staff.
Hoover (Relocation)
Mr. Greenway asked the Prime Minister on what basis grant is to be paid to Hoover to relocate from Perivale to Merthyr Tydfil.
The Prime Minister: The company is eligible to claim regional development grant in respect of the creation of new jobs in a development area.
Merchant Fleet
Sir Edward du Cann asked the Prime Minister whether the statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Transport, Lord Brabazon of Tara, on 24 November at Chelmsford to the effect that he could offer no hope that the Government would take action to halt the decline in the United Kingdom merchant fleet represents Government policy; and if she will make
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The Prime Minister: The Government monitor the size of the merchant fleet closely and will continue to keep the position under review.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Northern Ireland (Terrorism)
Mr. John David Taylor asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the British ambassador in Dublin made any representations to the Government of the Republic of Ireland following the attack by terrorists from the Irish Republic on the Fane Valley co-operative building at Newtownhamilton on the border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom on Tuesday 25 November; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar: No such representations were made, nor were they necessary. The Royal Ulster Constabulary is able to obtain the assistance of the Garda Siochana in investigating incidents of this kind.
Hong Kong
Mr. Frank Cook asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether moneys of the Hong Kong Foreign Exchange reserve form part of the security for the loan arrangements concluded on 23 September in Peking for the Daya Bay nuclear power project.
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MexFrank Cook asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what responsibilities Her Majesty's Government exercise towards the safety of the people of Hong Kong; and how these responsibilities are carried out.
Mr. Renton: We exercise full responsibility for the welfare and wellbeing of the people of Hong Kong. This responsibility is carried out in close consultation with the Governor and Executive Council of Hong Kong.
Mr. Frank Cook asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received (a) opposing and (b) favouring the building of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant.
Mr. Renton: (a) One, (b) None.
European Social and Economic Committee
Mr. George Robertson asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the full membership of the European Social and Economic Committee, with dates of appointment of members.
Mrs. Chalker: Copies of a list of the 189 members of the Economic and Social Committee, giving dates of appointment, are being placed in the Library of the House.
South Korea
Mr. Parry askd the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Government of South Korea concerning that Government's record on human rights.
Mr. Renton: Contacts with the Government of the Republic of Korea ensure that they remain well aware of the views of Her Majesty's Government and organisations in the United Kingdom on human rights matters.
Raoul Wallenberg
Mr. Sumberg asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to obtain from the Swedish Government as much information as is in their possession about the case of Raoul Wallenberg; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Renton: The Swedish Government have always been ready to make information available in this case. A copy of a document which they produced was placed in the Library of the House last year, bringing together the main evidence then available. We remain in close touch with them.
Disarmament
Mr. McNamara asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards disarmament in the light of the statement of Soviet Foreign Minister Mr. Shevardnadze on 27 February that, if United States medium-range missiles in Europe were liquidated, there would no longer be any need to keep Soviet operating tactical missiles where they have been deployed.
Mr. Renton: In the event of an agreement limiting and reducing longer-range INF warheads in Europe, we would
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