Written Answers
Royal Navy
Dockyard Apprentices
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of candidates who have sat for the dockyard apprentices examination; the number that have passed: and the number that have subsequently completed their fourth year of attendance at the dockyard schools, in each year since 1918?
The information is as follows:of such men that have left or been discharged from the dockyards during each year since 1920?
I am afraid that this information is not readily available, and its compilation would entail an expendi- ture of time and labour which, I hope, my hon. Friend will agree would not be justified by the results.
Manchester Prison (Lighting)
asked the Home Secretary if he is aware of the inadequate gas lighting and of the deterioration of the gas piping at His Majesty's prison, Manchester; if he has received the Report of the visiting committee on these defects; and if he will consider the desirability of installing proper electric lighting equipment at this prison?
I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 30th January to the hon. Members for Blackley (Mr. P. Oliver) and Hulme (Mr. McElwee).
Stag Hunting
asked the Home Secretary, whether it is his intention to introduce legislation making it illegal to hunt the wild stag with hounds; and, if so, when?
I am afraid that I cannot add anything to the reply which was given on 18th December last, namely, that it is not possible for His Majesty's Government to take up the subject at the present time.
Contributory Pensions
asked the Minister of Health the total number of pensions under the Act of 1925 that were being paid at the end of 1929?
| — | Number of persons in receipt of— | |||||
| Institutional Relief (including casuals, but excluding lunatics in county and borough asylums). | Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only). | Total. | ||||
| 1. | Parish of Devonport— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 245 | 1,969 | 2,214 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 251 | 2,037 | 2,288 | |
| 2. | Parish of Plymouth— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 620 | 2,639 | 3,259 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 644 | 2,835 | 3,479 | |
| 3. | Parish of East Stonehouse— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 71 | 455 | 526 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 74 | 441 | 515 | |
The total number of pensions payable in England and Wales under or by virtue of the Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, at the end of 1929 was as follows:
| Widows' pensions | 249,524 |
| Orphans' pensions | 13,452 |
| Old age pensions to persons 65 to 70 years of age | 511,461 |
| Old age pensions to persons over 70 years of age | 363,600 |
| Total | 1,138,037 |
Poor Law Relief (Devonport, Plymouth, And East Stone-House)
asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of parish relief in the parishes of Devonport, Plymouth, and Stonehouse, respectively, specifying the various categories, for the months of December, 1929, and January, 1930?
Statement showing the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in the Parishes of Devon-port, Plymouth, and East Stonehouse on the last Saturday in December, 1929, and January, 1930: