§ Mr. Hefferasked the Lord President of the Council why three members of the catering staff have recently been dismissed, following a previous dismissal and subsequent reinstatement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EnsorI have been asked to reply.
After very carefully re-examining the circumstances the Catering Sub-committee decided to dismiss three members of the catering staff for misbehaviour. The dismissal of one and the suspension of another had been temporarily rescinded whilst this re-examination took place. The union concerned was kept
£'000 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Argentina … … … … … 10 32 50 45 39 Bolivia … … … … … … 61 89 100 90 92 Brazil … … … … … … 21 37 59 33 48 Chile … … … … … … 47 167 87 129 98 Colombia … … … … … 3 23 53 134 96 Ecuador … … … … … + 1 2 3 4 Guyana … … … … … … 76 150 87 172 205 Paraguay … … … … … — + 4 7 2 Peru … … … … … … 19 128 167 84 112 Uruguay … … … … … … 2 1 3 5 9 Venezuela … … … … … 6 30 7 14 16 Total … … … … … 244 657 620 716 721 Notes: (1) Columns may not add exactly due to rounding. (2) + means less than £500. 2. The above figures include expenditure channelled through the Organisation of American States, which is not accounted for separately. The estimated amounts
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£'000 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Argentina … … … … … 0.4 0.5 4.5 7.0 4.7 Bolivia … … … … … … — — 0.3 0.2 2.2 Brazil … … … … … … 0.4 2.5 3.5 3.2 2.8 Chile … … … … … … 1.0 0.9 1.8 18.6 5.2 Colombia … … … … … 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.8 3.1 Ecuador … … … … … 0.2 1.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 Guyana* … … … … … — — — — — Paraguay … … … … … — 1.2 0.2 — — Peru … … … … … … 0.3 3.9 2.3 1.8 2.8 Uruguay … … … … … … — 1.7 0.9 1.3 — Venezuela … … … … … — 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.2 Total … … … … … 3.2 13.2 17.1 36.5 22.7 * Guyana is not a member of the O.A.S. fully informed of the steps taken, which were in complete conformity with the powers of the Sub-committee.