§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the capital expenditure allowance for education to Tayside region for the years 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1978–79, along with its actual expenditure for each of these years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following is the information:
accepted for resettlement by the countries shown are as follows:
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China 230,000 Taiwan (estimate) 1,000 United States of America 224,000 France 49,300 Australia 21,000 Canada 15,500 Federal Republic of Germany 3,600 Switzerland 1,600 Malaysia 1,600 Belgium 1,300 New Zealand 970 Norway 920 Denmark 570 Netherlands 390
Austria 350 Sweden 260 Italy 260 Israel 170 Japan 50 Luxembourg 30 On 27 June the number of refugees accepted into the United Kingdom from Indo-China for resettlement since 1975 was 3,184. The number accepted by Hong Kong since 1975 is about 11,000.
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Lord Privy Seal what is the latest number of refugees from Indo-China in temporary asylum; and where they are located.
§ Mr. BlakerAccording to the latest figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the numbers of refugees from Indo-China in temporary asylum in the countries shown on 1 June were as follows:
Thailand 155,000 (including 5,700 boat people) Malaysia 68,000 Indonesia 21,000 Macau 2,700 Philippines 2,500 (plus 1,542 persons on "Tung An" awaiting permission to land) Singapore 500 Japan 400 The number of refugees in temporary asylum in Hong Kong on 29 June was 58,667.