asked the Minister of Health, whether, as the seven cases of post-vaccinal encephalitis investigated in 1933 all occurred within one month of vaccination, he will say if any other cases were reported which developed more than one month after vaccination and, if so, how many; and whether the cases investigated in 1933 recovered completely and, if not, what is their present condition of health?

No cases other than those referred to by the hon. Member were reported to me. Of those cases, one died, five recovered completely, and one had recovered by the time of her discharge from hospital except for a slight and probably transient spastic condition of the limbs.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) the number of sane poor and their dependants in receipt of Poor Law relief in Dumbartonshire at 15th September in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients, separately, and dependant wives and children, separately. (2) the number of sane poor and their dependants in receipt of Poor Law relief in Lanarkshire (excluding Glasgow) at 15th September in 1920, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients, separately, and dependant wives and children separately. (3) the number of sane poor and their dependants in receipt of Poor Law relief in Renfrewshire at 15th September in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients separately and dependant wives and children separately. (4) the number of sane poor and their dependants in receipt of Poor Law relief in Glasgow at 15th September in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients separately and dependant wives and children separately. (5) the number of destitute able-bodied unemployed persons and their dependants who were in receipt of relief in Lanarkshire (excluding Glasgow), at the 15th September, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients separately, and dependant wives and children separately. (6) the number of destitute able-bodied unemployed persons and their dependants who were in receipt of relief in Renfrewshire at 15th September, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients separately, and dependant wives and children separately. (7) the number of destitute able-bodied unemployed persons and their dependants, who were in receipt of relief in Dumbartonshire at 15th September, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and female recipients, separately, and dependant wives and children separately. (8) the number of destitute able-bodied unemployed persons and their dependants who were in receipt of relief in Glasgow at 15th September, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, giving totals of male and,female recipients separately and dependant wives and children separately.

I am sending the hon. Member a statement which contains the desired information.

asked the Minister of Agriculture for the latest available date, what percentage of the total amount of sugar consumed in Great Britain is represented by sugar produced from sugar beet grown in this country?

The total quantity of sugar retained for home consumption in the United Kingdom during the year ended 31st March, 1934, was 37,778,488 cwt., of which 8,257,297 cwt.—approximately 22 per cent.—represented sugar produced from home-grown beet.

asked the Minister of Labour how many civil servants, male and female respectively, have been taken over to form part of the staff of the Unemployment Assistance Board; how many officials, male and female, who were employed in public assistance work by local authorities have been also taken over; and how many members of the staff, male and female, have been engaged from out-slide without any prior experience, either in the Civil Service or in the employment of the Poor Law authorities?

As the hon. Member will appreciate, the Unemployment Assistance Board has not yet appointed its full staff, and present figures would necessarily be incomplete. I shall be happy to give the information if a Question is put down at a later stage.