§ Sir R. Russellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the numbers of live tortoises imported into the United Kingdom in 1969, 1970, 1971 and the first six months of 1972, and the countries from which they were imported, giving the totals from each.
§ Mr. NobleNo. The Government have already accepted the recommendation of the Banks Committee for rehousing the Patent Office near the National Reference Library of Science and Invention in 17W London. This meets the requirement for ready access to the foreign patents collection, which will be of growing importance.