asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many State registered and State enrolled nurses were registered as unemployed at the latest available date.

At 10th June, 2,715 unemployed State registered and State enrolled nurses and State certified mid-

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will outline the reasons why it would be disproportionately expensive to give details of the supply contracts carried out by the three contractors interviewed by his officials regarding breaches of the pay limits; and whether he will now list some of the contracts which those three firms carry out, or alternatively, name them so that hon. Members may scrutinise their annual reports to establish the nature of their businesses.

Taken together the firms held a considerable number of Government contracts, mainly for the supply of telecommunications equipment, electrical equipment and chemical products. To give further details of them now would entail a disproportionate expenditure of time and resources.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a ministerial broadcast on unemployment.

My right hon. Friend has no present plans to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the unemployment rate in each year from 1970, inclusive, in the following employment areas: Aberlour, Banff, Buckie, Cullen, Dufftown and Keith.

Rates of unemployment are calculated for employment office areas either singly or grouped to form travel-to-work areas. Between June 1970 and June 1976 the offices at Turriff and Keith closed. The following table shows the percentage rates of unemployment for the areas specified as currently constituted:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what advice he has given to employers concerning the implementation of the £6 pay limit increase in relation to its applicability to persons having more than one source of income;(2) whether the Government's pay policy requires employers to discover which of their employees have other sources of income and to restrict payment of the £6 per week wage increase limit in the light of such other income;(3) whether the Government's pay policy requires that where a person has income from two or more sources such income should be aggregated when consideration is given to his eligibility for pay increases.

My predecessor made clear to the House on 23rd July 1975—[Vol. 96, c. 685.]—that no one earning £8,500 a year or more should take an increase of any kind in the period of the current policy, and this guidance was published in my Department's "Employment News". Employers have been advised by my Department on inquiry that the obligation to ensure compliance where earnings are derived from more than one source rests on the individual employee concerned.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of persons in Great Britain employed in local government in 1955 and at the latest available date; and what percentage of the total national work force those numbers were in each of the two years in question.

The numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain in local government service (Minimum List Heading 906 of the Standard Industrial Classification, 1968) were 723,000 at June 1955 and 1,033,000 at December 1975. The figure for December 1975 is provisional. Expressed as proportions of all employees in employment, the figures were 3·5 and 4·7 per cent. respectively.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to ensure that beef producers will continue to receive the target price should returns fall on account of the present adverse weather conditions.

This aspect is being taken into account in a review of beef market prospects the results of which I shall be announcing very shortly.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he can offer any forecast of the likely levels of United Kingdom cereal and root crop production in 1976; and which crops are likely to be adversely affected by the lower rainfall to date this year.

It is too soon to make any precise forecast of the likely levels of the United Kingdom cereal, potato and sugar beet crops in 1976. Cereals production is expected to be above last year's crop and below the record harvest in 1974. Spring sown cereals on lighter land in the south and east are the most affected by the lower rainfall this year. Potato production is expected to be above last year's crop and below that of 1974. The 1976 crop was planted in ideal conditions and the area planted is greater than last year. But the recent very high temperatures particularly in the south and east of England have cast serious doubts on the prospects of our achieving a normal yield over the United Kingdom as a whole. Despite the dry weather there is still potential for an average yield of sugar beet, with a total crop greater than the poor harvests of the two previous years.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current staffing establishment of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce; what is the annual administrative cost, including both salaries and administrative overheads; and what were the equivalent cost figures for 1st March 1974, 1st July 1975, 1st October 1975 and 19th December 1975.

The number of staff in post on 1st July 1976 was 502. Details of the Intervention Board's administrative expenditure for 1973–74 and 1974–75 are contained in the Appropriation Accounts —Classes I-V: Civil for 1973–74 page 320 and Volume 1: Classes I-III for 1974–75 page 205. Estimates for administrative expenditure in 1975–76 and 197677 are contained in the Supply Estimates for those years, Supplementary Estimates Classes II-XVII: Civil 1975–76 page 36 and Supply Estimates 1976–77 Class III page 111–18. I regret that information in relation to other specific dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current staffing establishment of that part of the cheese and tea subsidy section of his Food Subsidies Division which deals with cheese subsidies; and what is the annual administrative cost, including both salaries and administrative overheads.

There is now no separate establishment for cheese subsidy work, but the equivalent of between four and five full-time staff are now engaged on it. The annual cost to public funds covering both salaries and administrative expenses is estimated at £42,500 in a full year. The equivalent costs of staff elsewhere in my Department engaged on payment and financial controls over the cheese subsidy amount to £75,400.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now set out in tabular form the total sums paid out to date in respect of cheese subsidies under each of the headings listed in his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 12th January 1976.

The amount of cheese subsidy authorised for payment up to 30th June 1976, was:

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of civil servants in his Department administering food subsidies on 1st July 1976; and what was the annual administrative cost on that date, including both salaries and administrative overheads.

The number of civil servants administering food subsidies in my Department on 1st July 1976 was 126 at an annual cost, in salaries and administrative overheads, of £867,995.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the present staffing establishment of the Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation.

52.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many officials of his Department, other than those from ADAS, have attended agricultural shows in an official capacity in the current calendar year; what was the approximate cost to public funds of their attendance; and what is the Departmental budget for this purpose for the remainder of this year.

205 officers not belonging to ADAS have attended agricultural shows this year. This includes staff on duty at exhibits. Travelling and subsistence expenses amounted to about £3,800, and are estimated at about £1,300 for the remainder of this year.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications his Department had received up to 30th June since his announcement of the revised Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme; and how many of the applicants signified that they wished to take advantage of the free guarantee offered to them.

I regret that this information is not readily available and I will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service why he has no plans to introduce the necessary legislation making it illegal for Members of the House of Lords to hold an office of profit under the Crown on a similar basis to that which now operates with Members of the House of Commons.

Under the provisions of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 holders of certain listed offices are disqualified from membership of the House of Commons. The introduction of similar disqualifying legislation in another place is primarily a matter for members of another place to consider.

asked the Minister for Overseas Development if he will publish a list of the countries receiving grants and loans from the British Government, as part of the overseas aid programme, which do not have democratically elected Governments.

"British Aid Statistics", of which there is a copy in the Library of the House, lists countries in receipt of United Kingdom aid; it is a matter for judgment which of them do not have democratically elected Governments.

asked the Minister for Overseas Development what progress has been made towards a solution of the recent financial problems of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and what has been the contribution of the British Government.

The financial situation of the UNDP has improved since the beginning of this year. Careful husbandry remains essential, but it now seems likely that resources will be available to meet the reduced 1976 programme target of US $370 million agreed at the January meeting of the Governing Council, and that some progress has been made towards reducing an anticipated deficit.The Governments of Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway are making sizeable extra contributions over and above the amounts they had pledged for 1976. The Government of the United States have confirmed that their contribution for 1976 will be US $100 million, an increase of $30 million over their 1975 contribution. A number of donor Governments have also assumed the costs of certain projects bilaterallyDeveloping countries themselves have taken valuable emergency action to meet the costs of projects threatened with cancellation, and several have increased their contributions. The new Administrator has been able to make substantial savings on administrative costs.In these circumstances, and within the approved aid programme for this year, I thought it right to offer an increased British contribution. I authorised our representative at the recent meeting of the Governing Council to announce an addition of £3 million to our already pledged contribution of £13 million for 1976. Additionally, I expect to be able to take over or help bilaterally a number of projects that might otherwise have to be deferred or cancelled.

asked the Lord President of the Council when the Official Report of Friday 2nd July will be published and distributed to Members; what has been the cause of the delay; and what steps he is taking to prevent any recurrence of non-publication of proceedings of the House.

I regret that I am unable to state when the Official Report of Friday 2nd July will be published but it will be printed as soon as production can be phased in with the printing of other essential parliamentary work. Copies in an alternative form are available in the Vote Office. Publication of this report was delayed because of production difficulties caused when a non-craft union placed an embargo on using one machine. The issue has not been completely settled but discussions are taking place to resolve the problem.

asked the Sec retary of State for the Home Department if, in the redrawing of local authority ward boundaries, he will take steps to avoid the arbitrary division of small district communities.

The rules to be observed in considering electoral arrangements are set out in Schedule 11 to the Local Government Act 1972. These require that regard should be had to any local ties that would be broken by the fixing of any particular boundary. I am sure that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England has this and the other requirements of Schedule 11 well in mind in the course of its reviews of district electoral arrangements.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish the current strength and establishment of the special constabulary.

The strength of the special constabulary in England and Wales was 23,011 on 31st December 1975, the latest date for which information is readily available. There is no establishment that is approved centrally, and it is for the chief officers of police to decide, in consultation with the police authority, how many special constables they can usefully train and employ.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the duties for which members of the special constabulary are employed.

Duties are decided by chief officers of police and vary to some extent from one force to another, but in England and Wales they com-

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen have successfully

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish figures for the latest available year showing the number of robberies in which firearms were used or believed to be carried.

976 offences of robbery, involving the use or carriage of firearms, were reported in 1975 in England and Wales. Such information will be published in the annual criminal statistics for 1975 and subsequent years.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many graduates are now serving in police forces in England and Wales.

On 31st December 1975, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 690, compared with 573 a year earlier.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many university graduates applied and how many were accepted into the police service under the graduate entry scheme in each of the last five years; and how many places were available had suitable candidates been found.

The information for England and Wales is as follows:completed university courses, having been sent to university by their forces, in the last five years; and how many of these continue to serve in the police service.

The information for officers in England and Wales who have attended a universiay under the Bramshill Scholarship Scheme is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the current qualifications necessary for a recruit to meet before he can join the police service.

A candidate must be:(

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the educational qualifications of recruits joining the police service in the last available year.

Details for provincial forces are given on pages 20 and 21 of the report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary. Corresponding tables for the Metropolitan Police are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former police cadets joined the police service in 1975; and what proportion these were of the total intake.

2,917 former cadets joined forces in England and Wales during 1975, forming 28 per cent. of the total intake.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on his policy towards the recruitment of police cadets; and whether there are any restrictions on the proportion of cadets to other recruits.

On the first part of the Question I have nothing to add to the reply given to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Morpeth (Mr. Grant) on 24th June—[Vol. 913, c. 585].There are no formal restrictions on the proportion of cadets to other recruits, but a working party on police cadets recommended in 1965 that former cadets should not form more than 30 per cent. to 40 per cent, of the annual intake to the regular police. This recommendation has generally been followed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what restrictions are currently placed on recruiting by police forces.

The rate support grant settlement leaves police forces free to recruit up to authorised establishments but some police authorities are limiting growth in order to comply with the overall restrictions in local government expenditure.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will describe the training now given to police recruits, detailing the length of time spent at training school.

Recruits joining the Metropolitan Police have a 15-weeks' initial course and a two-weeks' continuation course at a force training school. All recruits to other forces in England and Wales attend a 10-weeks' course of initial training at one of eight police training centres administered by the Home Office. They receive further local training during their two-year probationary period and return to a training centre for a two-weeks' course of continuation training towards the end of that period.I am sending the hon. Member a copy of a Home Office circular that gives a detailed account of the training given at the Home Office training centres.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the courses now being provided at the Bramshill Police College, detailing (a) their purpose, (b) their length and (c) the numbers on each.

The following courses are held at the police college:

Special Course. This course trains young officers of outstanding promise for accelerated promotion to the rank of inspector. The course is designed to complete the students' basic professional education and to develop wide interests and intellectual ability. The course lasts a year. There is a rigorous selection procedure and about 30–40 officers are selected to attend each year.

Inspectors' Courses. The primary object of the course is to equip inspectors for the effective performance of their duties in that rank. The course last 1I weeks at Bramshill, but is preceded by a 5–6 weeks' local preparatory course. There are four courses a year and each course has a normal complement of 140 students.

Command Training Part 1 Courses. This course is designed to train superintendents for divisional and sub-divisional command responsibilities. The course last three months and there are four courses a year. The normal complement is 45 students on each course.

Command Training Part II Courses. This course is designed to prepare selected officers for the highest posts in the police service. The topics studied include the future problems of the police service, its management and its relationship with government and the community. The course lasts six months. There is a highly competitive selection procedure, and about 20–25 officers a year are selected to attend.

Overseas Command Courses. In addition to the courses run for United Kingdom police officers, the police college holds each term a course for overseas police officers. About 40 officers a year attend these courses.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many complaints his Department has received of assaults on members of the public by officers of the West Midlands Police in the city of Birmingham during the last three complete years for which this information is available;(2) how many complaints his Department has received of assaults on members of the public by police officers in the city of Manchester during the last three years for which this information is available.

Under the Police Act 1964, the chief officer of police concerned is responsible for the recording and in-

asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent the Ulster Defence Regiment is short of establishment; how many officers and

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints his Department has received of assaults on members of the public by officers of the West Midlands Police operating from Selly Oak, Cotteridge, Kings Norton, Kings Heath and Moseley police stations, during the last three years for which this information is available.

Information in the form requested is not available, but I am sending my hon. Friend some relevant information.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the commissions which have been set up under legislation introduced by his Department in the past 10 years; and what is the annual cost of running each commission and the number of staff employed by each commission, giving separate figures for executive and clerical staff in each case.

The information is as follows:other ranks, respectively, have resigned in each month since January 1975, inclusive; and how many applications to enlist were made, and how many of these were rejected, during the same period.

Provision is currently made for an establishment of the UDR of 10,000, and the shortfall on 30th June 1976 was 2,141. Figures for applications for enrolment, rejection of

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is satisfied that all the rules restricting employment in his Department's establishments are necessary; and whether he will introduce changes to permit persons born in the United Kingdom whose parents are themselves naturalised British citizens to be employed.

I am satisfied that the rules are necessary, given that there is flexibility to cater for special cases.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make arrangements to have that proportion of the United Kingdom's financial contribution to NATO projects of a non-defence type to be met by money voted other than on a defence vote;(2) what was the total British financial contribution to NATO in the latest available year; and what percentage of that was allocated to purely non-defence activities;(3) to what extent NATO incurs non-defence expenditure; and what percentage of its total budget this year is expected to be spent on non-defence activities.

The North Atlantic Treaty consists of a framework for broadly based co-operation between the signatory countries. It is not solely a military alliance designed to prevent aggression or to repel it, should it occur. It also permits continuous co-operation and consulation in political, economic and other non-military fields.There are three common funds in NATO, to which 14 or 15 nations of the Alliance contribute. These are:

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the extent of British participation in the NATO scientists' conference on environment matters now being held in Iceland; and what will be the total cost of this participation to the British taxpayer.

The Ministry of Defence was not involved in this conference in any way.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his policy towards the purchase of the long-range Cruise missile currently under development in the United States of America.

I have nothing to add to the replies given to the hon. Member for Lewes (Mr. Rathbone) on 25th November 1975—[Vol. 901, c. 116] —and the hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Critchley) on 6th April 1976—[Vol. 909, c. 131].

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what studies he has made of Soviet naval activity in the Indian Ocean during the course of 1976; and what increase there has been since 1975.

This subject is kept under constant review. Soviet naval activity in the Indian Ocean has not increased since 1975.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the latest figures available to indicate the percentage of gross national product devoted to expenditure on defence by each of the members of NATO and of the Warsaw Pact.

The latest figures available are for 1975. These were published in answer to the hon. Member for Torbay (Sir F. Bennett) on 26th February 1976.—[Vol. 906, c. 305.] Our estimate of Soviet defence expenditure has recently been revised and now stands at 11–12 per cent. of gross national product.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours are broadcast each week by the English language television service serving Her Majesty's forces in Germany.

The television service for the British Forces in Germany broadcasts an average of 50 hours each week. The broadcasts comprise a balanced mix of programmes transmitted by the BBC and the Independent Television companies.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men and their families in Germany receive the English language television service established there for Her Majesty's forces in September last year.

So far, about 15,000 Service men and their families in Germany are able to receive the English language television service. The audience will increase as the project progresses, and it is hoped that by the end of 1978 about 168,000 Service men and families will be able to receive the service.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much extra he estimates would be likely to be paid in income tax if 750,000 people at present unemployed were able to find employment.

On the arbitrary assumptions that they were employed for a complete tax year instead of being out of work for that period, and earned the average industrial wage and paid tax at the average rate for that level of income, the extra tax receipts would be about £500 million.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the United Kingdom's food imports are met by the surplus on her invisible exports.

In the first quarter of this year the surplus on invisibles was equivalent to about 40 per cent. of the value of our gross imports of food, beverages and tobacco.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he intends to take to change the situation whereby the United Kingdom is the only member country within the EEC in which capital allowances are not available for hotels as industrial buildings.

I see no reason to provide for hotels capital allowances not available in respect of other commercial buildings.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further steps he proposes to take to strengthen sterling.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a further statement on the current level of sterling.

I would refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 7th June to the right hon. and learned Member for Surrey, East (Sir G. Howe).

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now initiate talks with the Italian Government for the revision of the double taxation convention between the United Kingdom and Italy which was negotiated in 1960 and slightly amended in 1969.

The Italian Government have been approached on this matter, and I hope that it will be possible for talks to take place in the near future.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a further statement on the Government's public expenditure programme for 1977–78.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he proposes to make his statement about reductions in public expenditure.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is yet in a position to make a statement about future levels of public expenditure.

I have nothing to add to the comments made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister following his statement on 29th June. [Vol. 914, c. 199].

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to make a further statement on cuts in public expenditure.

I have nothing to add to the reply I gave earlier to the hon. Gentlemen, the Members for Faversham (Mr. Moate), and Arundel (Mr. Marshall) and my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock (Mr. Roberts).

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that Great Britain has the ability to repay all its dollar loans.

Yes.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the organisations, other than the TUC and the CBI, with which he intends to consult in preparation for the third stage of the Government's pay policy.

The Government will be ready to take account of representations from all sources in considering the question of a policy on incomes after July 1977.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the total amount of income tax paid by war widows and other widows, respectively, in the latest year for which figures are available.

I regret that separate information about war widows and other widows is not at present available, but the amount of income tax paid by all widows on all forms of income in 1976–77 is expected to be about £400 million.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the level of capital funds out of Great Britain in 1976.

The estimated value of the stock of United Kingdom private investment overseas was £23,400 million at the end of 1975, the latest date for which we have figures.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the estimated total taxation revenue raised from Wales in 1975.

In 1975–76 about £1,165 million.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the light of current fiscal policies, what is his time scale for reducing the level of unemployment to 1 million.

Forecasts of unemployment are liable to large margins of error. But as my right hon. Friend told the House on 6th July, unemployment should be falling before the end of this year from a level which is already lower than pessimists were predicting last winter. The rate of economic growth he foresees for the coming year is consistent with our objective of getting unemployment down to 3 per cent. in 1979 provided we can maintain progress on our industrial strategy and counter-inflation policies.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further steps he intends to take to encourage investment in industry.

I shall take every opportunity to encourage investment in industry by whatever means are appropriate.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer at approximately what mileage he estimates the motorist taxpayer would benefit from the total replacement of the motor car vehicle duty by taxation on petrol.

On the assumption that vehicle Excise duty on all petrol engined vehicles was abolished and replaced by a 15p increase in petrol taxation, a private motorist averaging 30 mpg would benefit if he did less than 8,000 miles a year.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that the current real rate of return after tax on high risk capital investment provides an adequate incentive to the investor who has other sources of earned income; and if he will make a statement.

I am fully aware of the need to encourage increased capital investment. Rates of both personal and company taxation are kept under review with a view to balancing this and other objectives of economic and financial policy.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with British Petroleum Limited about the operation of economic sanctions against Rhodesia.

None.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much Her Majesty's Government have obtained from overseas by way of loans and credit facilities since 28th February 1974; how much of that has been spent; how much of the Government's overseas debt has been repaid since that date; and what is the total amount now owed by the Government to overseas creditors.

I assume that the right hon. and learned Member is referring to foreign currency borrowing by Her Majesty's Government. Since 28th February 1974, $2,500 million has been borrowed from the clearing banks and SDR 1,700 million from the I.M.F., none of which is due for repayment for some time. There have, however, been repayments of around $200 million on long-term debts, most of which date back to the Second World War. Medium and long-term debt outstanding now totals some $8,600 million. In addition there have been some drawings on the $5·3 billion standby facility, but their extent is not being revealed at present.The proceeds of all these loans are paid into the Exchange Equalisation Account, where they add to reserves. Total reserves were $5,966 million at end-February 1974, and $5,312 million at end-June 1976. Changes in the reserves are the net result of a variety of transactions in both directions, and it is not possible to say which receipts were used to meet which payments, or whether particular loans have been spent.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received regarding the anomaly, which has obtained since 1st April 1976, whereby sub-postmasters ceased to be liable for VAT, while staff supplied to a nominee sub-postmaster by his employer remain within the scope of the tax; and if he will make a statement.

I have received one letter of which my hon. Friend is aware. In addition, some representations have been made to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise who are considering them and are presently consulting the Post Office Corporation.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will raise the limit of the amount of premium bonds which a person can hold to £5,000.

No. The terms of premium savings bonds, like other national savings securities, are kept under continual review.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the purchasing value of the £ sterling has fallen since 1958: and, from information available from international sources, how this reduction compares with the figures for the currencies of the other member countries of the European Economic Community.

The internal purchasing power of the £ sterling fell by 68 per cent. between 1958 and April 1976, the latest date for which information about the countries in question is generally available. Corresponding figures for the other member countries are: