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National Insurance retirement pension and so determine any tax liability.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Montreux Convention
Mr. Deakins asked the Lord Privy Seal if he is satisfied that there has been no breach of the Montreux convention, governing passage of warships through the Dardanelles, by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Sir Ian Gilmour: Responsibility for supervising the provisions of the Montreux convention relating to the transit of warships is a matter for the Turkish Government. From time to time, questions on the application of the provisions of the convention are discussed between the British and Turkish Governments, and other parties to the
Territories
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convention. The British Government's views on the interpretation and application of the convention are not always shared by our allies.
Dependent Territories (Crown Service)
Mr. Tilley asked the Lord Privy Seal how many people are (a) in Crown service, in each of the Dependent Territories and in which categories of employment and (b) in paid or unpaid service-not falling within paragraph (a) above-as a member of any body established by law, in each of the dependent territories, members of which are appointed by or on behalf of the Crown.
Mr. Luce: The numbers in Crown service in each of the Dependent Territories are given in the attached list.
I have had to consult certain of the Dependent Territories and will write to the hon. Gentleman as soon as I have the details.
Anguilla
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Montserrat
St. Helena and Dependencies
Turks and Caicos Islands
Totals by category
Civil Servants industrial and non-industrial
Police
Auxiliary Forces
Totals by Territory
348
41
389
3,558
500
4,058
1,600
400
750
2,750
593
81
674
1,049
167
1,216
147
10
157
1,674
190
1,864
115,645
20,363
9,811
145,808
633
101
46
780
405
44
449 ·
408
81
489
126,060
21,978
10,607 GRAND TOTAL:
158,634
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Disabled Persons
Mr. Hooley asked the right hon. Member for Middlesborough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many of the total staff at the House, all grades and all Departments, are registered disabled persons; and what percentage they represent of the total.
Mr. Pym: I have been asked to reply. There are eight registered disabled persons in the six Departments of the House. This represents 0-9 per cent. of total staff for whom the Commission is responsible.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Pornographic Material (Postal Circulation)
Mr. Arthur Lewis asked the Attorney-General whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, the number of occasions when prosecutions have been instituted in respect of pornographic material being sent through the post.
The Attorney-General: Prosecutions under section 11 of the Post Office Act for sending or receiving obscene or indecent material through the post have never been conducted exclusively by the Director of Public Prosecutions and, although offences were at one time reportable to him, they have not been so since 1 January
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1979. This is reflected by a big drop in the number of prosecutions conducted by the Director in that year, the last for which any figures are available. I am unable to give figures for proceedings conducted by other prosecutors; those for the Director for the years 1976 to 1979 are given
in the table below:-
Year
1976
1977
1978
1979
Persons prosecuted
by the Director of Public Prosecutions
Divorce Cases (Probation and After-care Reports)
16
15
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Mr. Iain Mills asked the Attorney-General whether any guidance is given to judges and magistrates on the assessment of probation and after-care service reports in divorce cases; and, if so, what the guidance is.
The Solicitor-General: No. The assessment of evidential material is a judicial function with which it would be improper for the Executive to interfere.
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