§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of paper bags used in 1975 and 1976, respectively, by HMSO bookshops; and what were the respective total costs to HMSO
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TABLE 1 ACCEPTANCES FOR SETTLEMENT ON ARRIVAL OR ON REMOVAL OF TIME LIMIT COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS (Number of people) 1st January 1976–30th September 1976 Country or territory issuing passport Total acceptances for settlement Accepted for settlement on arrival Accepted for settlement on removal of time limit Australia … … … 2,744 1,788 956 Bangladesh … … … 3,261 3,042 219 Barbados … … … 185 112 73 Canada … … … 774 380 394 Cyprus … … … 1,224 209 1,015 Ghana … … … 512 70 442 Guyana … … … 293 111 182 Hong Kong … … … 1,494 1,081 413 India … … … 8,755 5,281 3,474 Jamaica … … … 841 612 229 Kenya … … … 1,258 900 358 Malaysia … … … 1,526 58 1,468 Malta … … … 97 35 62 Mauritius … … … 1,083 192 891 New Zealand … … … 1,239 750 489 Nigeria … … … 522 104 418 Rhodesia … … … 171 19 152 Sierra Leone … … … 113 9 104 Singapore … … … 214 76 138 Sri Lanka … … … 522 184 338 Tanzania … … … 816 363 453 Trinidad and Tobago … … … 458 62 396 Uganda … … … 119 25 94 West Indies Associated States … … … 351 206 145 Zambia … … … 433 313 120 United Kingdom Passport Holders … … … 9,276 8,549 727 All Other Territories … … … 554 307 247 Total … … … 38,835 24,838 13,997
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisI have been asked to reply.
In 1975 and 1976 the estimated number and cost of paper bags used by HMSO bookshops were 549,000 and £1,820 and 487,000 and £1,400, respectively.