asked Her Majesty's Government:For the last year for which figures are available, the total contributions under all heads by the United Kingdom to the United Nations, the total number of members in arrears, the amount of the longest default and the name of country concerned.

In 1980, the United Kingdom contributed 23,806,658 dollars (£10.2 million) to the United Nations' regular budget and 149,487,050 dollars (£63.9 million) to other funds and agencies in the United Nations system. According to United Nations document A/INF/35/3 of 10th October 1980, a copy of which has been placed in the Library, 80 member states were in arrears on 1st January 1980, the most recent date for which statistics are available. The longest default is that of a number of members who refused to contribute to the first United Nations Emergency Force in 1957. The largest of these was the Soviet Union in the amount of 2,050,676 dollars; the total default of the Soviet Union on 1st January 1980 was 34,927,289 dollars.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many X-rays were conducted for the purposes of the Immigration Act on children up to the age of 21 at Dacca and Islamabad respectively in each of the months of the calendar year 1980, and how many of these in each month were of parts of the body other than the left hand and wrist.

Precise figures and detailed analysis are not available. It is estimated that some 40 a month were X-rayed for age assessment purposes at Dacca during 1980 and some 34 a month at Islamabad.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What changes in administrative practice regarding X-rays at British posts in the Indian sub-continent were introduced following the Yellowlees Report.

Posts have been asked to see that the limitations and safeguards recommended in the Yellowlees Report are brought to the attention of their medical advisers. They have confirmed that they have done so and that the precautions are being observed. In India, where there has been relatively little need in the past to use the procedure, X-ray examinations for age assessment have been suspended. We are seeking clarification from the Indian Government about their local practice.House adjourned at five minutes past eleven o'clock.