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Mrs. Chalker : The humanitarian assistance that we have provided is as follows :
£ thousands
|Via British|Via |Via
|NGOs |ICRC |UNWRA
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1979 |- |- |-
1980 |4 |- |-
1981 |- |- |-
1982 |- |100 |-
1983 |- |400 |-
1984 |- |500 |1,000
1985 |1 |500 |-
1986 |8 |150 |-
1987 |- |400 |250
1988 |- |200 |-
1989 |- |- |-
1990
A proportion of the United Kingdom annual contribution to UNRWA's general programmes is also spent in Lebanon. Details of that spending are, I regret, unavailable.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Leaflets
Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were his reasons for producing the leaflet, "Get It Right Before You Go" ; and whether a request for such a leaflet was received from consumer or tourist groups.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The "Get It Right Before You Go" leaflets are a Foreign and Commonwealth Office initiative. They aim to improve understanding of what consuls can do and to encourage self-help, including adequate insurance and safeguarding of money, passports and tickets by British holidaymakers in order to reduce common, avoidable problems.
Reducing the pressure on consular staff overseas enables them to respond quickly and comprehensively to British nationals needing help in real emergencies.
Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the estimated annual cost of producing the consular leaflet, "Get It Right Before You Go".
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Design and printing costs for the new leaflet "Checklist for Travellers--Get It Right Before You Go" will be £28, 000. Additionally, the Post Office's
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charges for distributing the leaflet with the estimated 2.2 million new British visitor's passports issued annually will be £132,000. Reprint and distribution costs for the original leaflet "Consular Assistance Abroad--Get It Right Before You Go", mainly issued through travel agents, are around £20,000.Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether consular services abroad are described in leaflets or documents available from his Department other than in the leaflet, "Get It Right Before You Go".
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : There are two "Get It Right Before You Go" leaflets : "Consular Assistance Abroad" and "Checklist for Travellers" and both give general travel advice. The former also explains what a consul can and cannot do for a Briton in trouble abroad, while the latter concentrates on a few key messages, including adequate insurance and safeguarding valuables.
Consular services abroad are also described in the annual review of consular work, but this is not targeted at British holidaymakers and does not include travel guidance.
South Atlantic Fisheries
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to impose a 12-mile fishing limit around South Georgia.
Mr. Garel-Jones : The extension of the territorial sea of South Georgia to 12 nautical miles came into effect on 1January 1990.
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of the agreements signed with other nations to fish in the south Atlantic.
Mr. Garel-Jones : There are no agreements to fish in the south Atlantic between the United Kingdom or its dependent territories and other states. Some agreements have, however, been signed between the Governments of certain dependent territories and private fishing companies or associations.
In addition there are European Community agreements, entered into on behalf of all member states, which have been signed with Angola, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Equatorial, Ivory Coast, Sao Tome and Principle, and Senegal. Copies of proposals for these agreements will have been made available to the House through the normal procedure for European Community documents and the final agreements appear in the Official Journal of the European Community.
Punjab
Mr. Nellist : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Indian Government concerning human rights violations in the Punjab ; what information his Department has as to the number of people arrested, injured or killed by security forces in the last two years ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We support the Indian Government in their efforts to deal with a serious challenge from terrorist violence in the Punjab. We have regularly encouraged the use of maximum restraint and the need to respect human rights, most recently on 11 December. Up-to-date official figures for deaths and detentions are not available. Estimates vary. We believe some 1,218 people have been killed by the security forces between January and November this year, and some 3,520 by terrorists.
Burma
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's policy in respect of the Australian proposal for international economic sanctions against Burma/Myanmar's military regime ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : I assume that the hon. Lady is referring to United States congressional proposals. We are discussing these and other ideas for expressing our displeasure at the anti-democratic action of the Burmese military regime with our EC partners and other like-minded countries.
Thai-Burma Border
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the number of displaced people on the Thai-Burma border ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The latest border population figures are 44,539 persons on 1 November 1990. These figures were provided by a group of non- government organisations providing humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons on the Thai-Burmese border, at the request of the Thai Government.
Pakistan
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will obtain for his departmental library a copy of the printed testimony given to the hearing of the House Foreign Affairs sub-committee on Asian and Pacific affairs of the United States Congress on 2 October, concerning the present status of Pakistan's nuclear weapons capability.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The official record of the hearing to which the hon. Gentleman refers will be available at the end of January 1991 ; this Department will then obtain a copy.
British Embassy, Kuwait
Mr. Hague : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will withdraw the remaining staff of the British embassy in Kuwait.
Mr. Hurd : Now that the overwhelming majority of the British community has been evacuated from Kuwait we have decided to withdraw our remaining embassy staff. We
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have asked them to prepare to leave within the next week. Thereafter we shall no longer be able to provide assistance to any remaining British nationals. We therefore strongly urge them to leave Kuwait.We continue to recognise the legitimate Government of Kuwait, who have been informed of our decision to withdraw the embassy staff. We utterly reject Iraq's illegal occupation and annexation of Kuwait.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Primary School Enrolments
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the present trend in primary school enrolments ; and what projections there are for primary school enrolments in each of the next five years.
Dr. Mawhinney : Primary school enrolments have risen steadily over the past five years. Latest projections, however, indicate that there will be a slight decline over the next five years. The figures, at January each year, are as follows :
|Actual total
| enrolment
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1986 |181,087
1987 |181,893
1988 |182,499
1989 |184,241
1990 |185,767
|Projected
|enrolment
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1991 |185,590
1992 |185,030
1993 |185,410
1994 |185,150
1995 |184,280
Detention
Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many arrests have been made under the Police and Criminal Evidence (NI) Order since 1 January ; how many persons have been detained for more than 24 hours under the said order ; how many warrants of further detention have been issued under article 44 of the said order ; and in how many cases access to legal advice has been delayed under article 59(8) of the said order.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information requested is as follows for the period 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1990 :