HC Deb 09 February 1977 vol 925 cc677-8W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked 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

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. Morris

I 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.