asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that serving officers in the Household Cavalry and the Brigade of Guards were, up to the outbreak of war, obliged to provide themselves with full-dress uniforms, they will be paid full compensation in cases where it is lost or destroyed through enemy acton in Great Britain?

Compensation will be paid from Army funds assessed under the conditions of Allowance Regulations, 1938, in respect of articles of full-dress uniform damaged or destroyed by enemy action in Great Britain, if and when it is necessary for officers to replace the articles for the further performance of their military duties, and provided the claimant has not received payment from any other source.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has come to any decision with regard to the suggestion made by the hon. Member for Deritend of authorising one Home Guard medical officer per company instead of one per battalion as at present; and will be make an announcement on the matter?

Instructions will be issued shortly authorising the appointment, where necessary, of medical officers to Home Guard companies, in addition to the officers at present authorised for battalions.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is satisfied that the lessons taught by the experience of recent air-raids in Scotland have been effectively followed up by the Department of Health, with particular reference to the provision and equipment of rest centres; and whether exercises have been carried out throughout the populous areas in conjunction with the regional and district commissioners and local authorities to ensure that the organisation is ready to deal with possible raids on a heavy scale in the future?

In the light of experience of air raids both in Scotland and in England, an intensive review of the emergency relief organisation of Scottish local authorities has been carried out. In this I have been assisted by Members of the Scottish Bar who have visited the target areas. Special attention has been paid to the adequacy of the rest centre accommodation and the provision of equipment, both of which have been greatly increased. The emergency relief organisation has been tested wherever regional or district exercises have been held and, in addition, rehearsals of the organisation have been held in all populous areas which have not themselves had actual experience of heavy raiding.

asked the Minister of Agriculture when it is proposed to allow Irish store cattle to be imported in view of the fact that there does not appear to be any disease to prevent this export?

My hon. and gallant Friend is misinformed. The disease position in Ireland is being kept under close review, but at present it is not such as to allow of a resumption of exports of store cattle to Great Britain.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings the names and qualification of the committee of experts to the Central Planning Authority; and whether both bodies hold regular sessions and at what intervals?

A list of the members of my Noble Friend's Consultative Panel is given below. It has not been the intention to hold frequent meetings of the Panel as a whole, but rather to consult members individually or in groups on subjects on which they have special experience, and this is my Noble Friend's practice. It is too early to indicate what procedure will be adopted by the Council of Ministers in the discharge of their functions.CONSULTATIVE PANEL ON RECONSTRUCTION,L. Patrick Abercrombie, F.R.I.B.A. Professor of Town Planning, London University. Chairman of Council for the Preservation of Rural England. Member of Royal Commission on Distribution of Industrial Population.W. H. Ansell, M.C., P.R.I.B.A. President of the Royal Institute of British Architect?Lord Balfour of Burleigh. Chairman of the 1940 Council.The Rt. Hon. Sir Montague Barlow, Bt., K.B.E., LL.D. Chairman of the Royal Commission on Industrial Population.The Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Citrine, K.B.E. General Secretary, Trades Union Congress.Sir George Etherton, O.B.E. Clerk of the Lancashire County Council. Chairman of the Society of Clerks of County Councils.W. H. Gaunt, C.B.E. Member of the Hertfordshire County Council, Advisory Council and Town Planning Institute.T. W. Haward. Past President of the Land Agents' Society. Member of the Town Planning Institute.