asked the Minister of Aviation what Government orders have been given, or are under discussion, for Rotodyne helicopters, VC 10's and DH 125's.

Work on the Rotodyne is proceeding at Westlands under a development contract for my Ministry. No production order has yet been placed by the Government for the Rotodyne but an order for the Royal Air Force is under consideration.Contract negotiations for the purchase of five VC 10 aircraft for the Royal Air Force Transport Command are well advanced. A possible Service requirement for the DH 125 is under examination.

asked the Minister of Aviation how many licences have been granted to independent air line companies to operate services at present covered by British European Airways; why they were granted; and to what extent a better service will ensue.

The licences granted, the reasons for granting them and the advantages which are expected to ensue are set out in the relevant decisions of the Air Transport Licensing Board and in particular that dated 23rd November.

asked the Minister of Aviation if he has consulted British European Airways as to the effect on its proposed purchase of 24 Trident aircraft, or on its option to purchase a further 12, of the grant of licences to independent operators.

No. I have already approved British European Airways' proposed purchases of Tridents; and the Corporation has not sought approval to any revision of these proposals.

asked the Minister of Aviation what steps he is taking, in conjunction with the President of the Board of Trade and the Minister of Labour, to find, as a tenant for his Department's factory at Christchurch, a firm which will be able to make the best possible use of the skilled labour which will become available there next year.

The news that the factory will be available next year has been given wide publicity, and as a result we have already received a number of inquiries.

asked the Minister of Aviation what progress is being made in the development of Prestwick Airport; and what further proposals he has under consideration which will provide employment there.

Work on the redevelopment of Prestwick Airport is proceeding smoothly and I hope that the present developments will be completed by the end of 1963. In addition we are inviting tenders from private developers for the provision of a large hotel.

asked the Minister of Aviation if he will give further consideration to improving the facilities for passengers waiting to join jet aircraft flights between Prestwick and London.

This matter has been given prolonged and earnest study more than once before. So far the obstacles to a satisfactory solution have appeared insuperable. Nevertheless, I will certainly look at the problem again.

asked the Minister of Health if he will introduce legislation to give local health authorities greater powers in respect of the registration of child-minders and their premises.

No.

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by the Bristol Public Health Department in the 12 weeks commencing 4th July, 1960, and for the similar period beginning 3rd July, 1961; and what was the percentage decrease in each instance.

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by and through the Health Department of Stoke-on-Trent for the 12 weeks starting 4th July, 1960, and a similar period starting 3rd July, 1961; and what was

—	—	Quantities (bottles)		Percentage decrease
		12 weeks from 4th July, 1960	12 weeks from 3rd July, 1961
Bristol	Cod liver oil	4,882	1,675	65·70
	Orange juice	44,405	16,318	63·25
Stoke-on-Trent	Cod liver oil	3,628	1,031	71·58
	Orange juice	25,076	7,424	70·39
Newcastle-under-Lyme	Cod liver oil	1,024	235	77·05
	Orange juice	8,958	2,577	71·23

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by and through the health department of Gateshead for the 12 weeks starting 4th July, 1960, and a similar period starting 3rd July, 1961; and what was the percentage decrease in each welfare food.

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by the health departments of local authorities in Monmouthshire for the 12 weeks starting 4th July, 1960, and a similar

—	—	Quantities (bottles)		Percentage decrease
		12 weeks from 4th July, 1960	12 weeks from 3rd July, 1961
Gateshead	Cod liver oil	1,377	364	73·57
	Orange juice	11,751	3,042	74·11
Monmouthshire	Cod liver oil	3,523	723	79·48
	Orange juice	35,487	9,169	74·16
Dearne Valley	Cod liver oil	971	213	78·06
	Orange juice	7,543	2,013	73·31

asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the fact that the appointment of the

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by the Health Department in Newcastle-under-Lyme for the 12 weeks starting 4th July, 1960, and a similar period starting 3rd July, 1961; and what was the percentage decrease in each welfare food.

The following are the figures:period starting 3rd July, 1961; and what was the percentage decrease in each welfare food.

asked the Minister of Health what amounts of cod liver oil and orange juice were distributed by the health department in the Dearne Valley area for the 12 weeks commencing 4th July, 1960, and for a similar period commencing 3rd July, 1961; and what was the percentage decrease in each welfare food.

The figures are as follows:review body was one of the composite parts of the arrangement with the medical profession in the settlement made in 1960 for a claim for increased pay, he will now make arrangements to set up this body before the end of the current year.

I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to my reply on 20th November to the hon. Member for Leicester, North-West (Sir B. Janner).

asked the Minister of Health why the Dental Estimates Board employ investigators to make inquiries from patients of dentists regarding the methods used by the dental surgeons, instead of interviewing the surgeons themselves.

The Board is responsible for seeing that fees claimed by dentists are properly payable. This may necessitate inquiries from patients.

asked the Minister of Health what request was made by the Dental Estimates Board to the Lancashire County Police for an investigation to be made into the methods employed by a Leyland dental surgeon; and what consultations it had with the police regarding the nature of its investigations.

I understand that the Board brought certain facts to the attention of the Lancashire County Police.

asked the Minister of Health what will be the amount of the sum reserved in the central pool for doctors' remuneration at the date of the final settlement for this year; if agreement has been reached with the profession for the disposal of this sum: and if he will make a statement.

£1 million. The Joint Working Party is still considering the method of distribution.

asked the Minister of Health what action has been taken to dissuade doctors from prescribing the anti-haemophilia egg-white derivative under the National Health Service.

The Committee on the Classification of Proprietary Preparations has included it in the list of preparations considered to be not of proved therapeutic value. The attention of all doctors is drawn to this list.

asked the Minister of Health if he will make an estimate of the cost of ill-health to the nation in 1938, 1950 and 1960, taking into consideration loss of time and economic dislocation.

I regret that it is not possible to make any reliable estimate.

asked the Minister of Health (1) what was the annual cost for each of the last three years of checking the prescription costs of general practitioners in the National Health Service;(2) how many medical officers and administrators are employed in checking the prescription costs of general practitioners in the National Health Service.

£45,000, £52,000 and £63,000, including rent and overheads, for a superintendent pharmacist and about 95 clerical staff employed by the Joint Pricing Committees and 7 clerical staff employed by my Department. No medical officers are engaged on this work but my regional medical staff visit doctors to discuss their prescribing costs.

asked the Minister of Health what vaccinations and immunisation, both for poliomyelitis and other diseases, the cases of poliomyelitis at Hull had previously received.

The following is the information:

Poliomyelitis Vaccination
No injection	48
One injection	12
Two injections	13
Three injections	14
Four injections	1
	88
Other Vaccinations or immunisations
No record of any vaccination or immunisation	54
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus	12
Diphtheria	10
Tetanus	4
Whooping Cough	3
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Smallpox	2
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough	2
Diphtheria and Tetanus	1
	88

asked the Minister of Health what facilities are available under the National Health Service for treatment of multiple sclerosis by the Le Gac method.

There is nothing to prevent doctors using this treatment under the National Health Service if they think fit.

asked the Minister of Health, in view of the undesirability of accommodating children in wards for adults receiving treatment for mental illness and the concern that has been aroused when cases of this nature have been brought to light in recent years, if he will request hospitals to supply to his Department details of all psychotic and maladjusted children under 13 years of age kept in wards with mentally sick adults, for the purpose of taking the necessary action to remedy wherever possible the present unsatisfactory situation.

Yes.

asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that people who live in Horncastle and the surrounding district have no public transport available to enable them to make full use of Louth Hospital, which is their nearest large hospital, and that as a result Lincoln Hospital is becoming increasingly congested while vacancies in Louth Hospital often cannot be taken up; and what action he proposes to take to overcome this distortion in the hospital service.

I am aware that public transport is infrequent. For a number of reasons Louth hospitals have been underoccupied for some years. This will be taken into account in the modernisation of the hospital services in this area.

asked the Minister of Health how much will be spent in this year on the special 10-year new hospital building programme.

The estimate is nearly £32 million for England and Wales, including equipment purchased centrally.

asked the Minister of Health if he will give the dates for the commencement of the building of the two additional wards for the St. Catherine Hospital, Doncaster.

About next April and early in 1963, respectively.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give the numbers of physiotherapy students during each of the past five years, and at the latest available date.

The figures for the hospital service in England and Wales on 31st December were:—

1956	1197
1957	1196
1958	1452
1959	1570
1960	1623

The figures do not include students attending for theoretical instruction only.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will take steps to ascertain the number of statutorily reportable cases of injury, following accidents at work, which are not reported owing to the negligence of the employer.

I am considering means by which I could obtain more reliable information than is now available to me about the extent to which accidents are not reported.

asked the Minister of Labour what is the reduction of job opportunities which he calculates will result from the pit closures in Clackmannanshire; and what are the prospects of employment for the youths who would normally have found jobs in the coal mines.

44 boys who have entered the industry since 1st February, 1960, will be displaced by the closure of the Glenochil Colliery at Alloa. Employment opportunities for boys in other industries exist in the area, but those who wish to enter coal mining are able to do so in neighbouring collieries.

asked the Minister of Labour, the numbers and percentages of school leavers in the Gateshead and district employment area for the period from 1st July to 31st October, 1961, and a similar period for 1960, who entered employment in each of the following categories, namely, apprenticeships lead-

—		Boys		Girls
		Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
(1)	Apprenticeship to skilled occupations	362	47·7	32	4·8
(2)	Employment leading to professional qualifications	28	3·6	14	2·1
(3)	Clerical employment	77	10·1	312	46·9
(4)	Employment with training not covered in (1), (2), (3) above	35	4·6	91	13·6
(5)	Other employment	256	33·7	216	32·4
	Totals	758		665
Corresponding statistics are not available for 1960.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what steps he has taken since the building of the wall across Berlin on 13th August, 1961, to increase the amount of broadcasting from the British Broadcasting Corporation designed to reach the Eastern Zone of Germany.

An average of five extra transmitters has been used to strengthen the British Broadcasting Corporation's German Service for approximately half its programme time.

asked the Lord Privy Seal which North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries have made formal and official protests against the United States of America's military behaviour recently in Berlin as being provocative; and whether the United Kingdom was one of them.

Communications between members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are confidential. The United Kingdom has made no protest to the United States about the recent inci-

The numbers and percentages of school leavers in the County Borough of Gateshead and the areas covered by the Jarrow, Hebburn and Felling Youth Employment Offices, entering employment in the five categories mentioned during the period 1st July to 31st October, 1961, were as follows:dents in Berlin arising out of the illegal actions on the part of the East German police.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will give an assurance that before Her Majesty's Government agree to enter the Common Market satisfactory arrangements will be made to ensure that Algerians seeking to enter this country are not put in a more advantageous position than citizens of the Commonwealth countries.

I have nothing to add to my Written Reply of 29th November to Questions by the hon. Gentleman the Member for Salford, East (Mr. Frank Allaun) and my hon. Friend the Member for Yarmouth (Mr. Fell).

asked the Lord Privy Seal what action Her Majesty's Government are taking on the recommendation adopted by the Assembly of the Council of Europe on 27th September, 1961, that the Council of Europe should make a financial contribution to the foundation of two re-adaptation centres for handicapped foreign refugees, one in Germany and the other in Italy, under a plan drawn up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

This question will be discussed at a meeting of the Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe at the end of January, 1962, Her Majesty's Government's attitude is under consideration.

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will make a further statement on the situation in the Congo.

There have been a number of incidents in Katanga in the past week. The Provincial Government have announced that attacks by the Congolese National Army from Kasai were repulsed on 26th and 29th November. Both appear to have been minor engagements.In Elisabethville the Indian officer to whose disappearance I referred in my statement on 29th November is still missing. Her Majesty's Consul has been asked by the United Nations authorities to use his influence with Katangan ministers to secure the officer's release. This he will, of course, do.An incident between United Nations and Katanga forces took place at Elisabethville Airport on 2nd December. As a result eleven United Nations soldiers and civilians are reported missing and the Katanga authorities state that twenty of their gendarmes have disappeared.Mr. Tshombe has left Elisabethville and is believed to be

asked the Lord Privy Seal why the United Kingdom Government representative abstained from voting on the recent United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen the Secretary-General's mandate to deal with secession in Katanga.

I have nothing to add to what I said in the House on 29th November in reply to a supplementary question from the hon. Gentleman the Member for Ashfield (Mr. Warbey).

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the latest United Nations Resolution authorising the use of force to attain the political unification of the Congo, without due regard to the wishes of the peoples concerned, Her Majesty's Government will reconsider their financial contribution to the United Nations Congo operation.

I do not accept my hon. Friend's description of the resolution of 24th November; it authorises the use of force only if this is necessary to expel mercenaries from the Congo.The legal obligation to pay our assessed contribution exists whether or not we approve of particular actions taken by the United Nations on the authority of the Security Council or the General Assembly.

asked the Lord Privy Seal how the British delegate voted in the General Assembly of the United Nations on the recent resolution concerning the Congo.

The British delegate abstained on the resolution concerning the Congo voted by the Security Council on 24th November. No resolution has been voted recently in the General Assembly.

asked the Lord Privy Seal why the words Adaptations and Anpassungen in Article 237 in the original copies of the Rome Treaty have been mistranslated in the English translation which he has made available in the Vote Office.

I would refer my right hon. Friend to my Answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Mr. Teeling) on 29th November.Her Majesty's Government are not responsible for this translation which is published by the Information Services of the European Communities.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will give consideration to making loans of up to £5,000 on the security of their Egyptian bank balances to those British subjects who have been de-sequestrated but still have their accounts in Egypt blocked and therefore are unable to repatriate the sum agreed in the Anglo-Egyptian Financial Agreement of 1959.

The Government of the United Arab Republic are under an international obligation, in virtue of Article V (1) (a) of their Agreement of 28th February, 1959, with Her Majesty's Government, to give immediate approval to applications for the transfer into sterling of up to the equivalent of £E5,000 by each British owner of cash and bank balances, or of the proceeds of sales of property, which had at any time been subject to sequestration. Her Majesty's Government acquiesced last March, in view of the United Arab Republic Government's acute shortage of foreign exchange, in an arrangement under which these authorisations were, for the time being, to be given immediately for the transfer of the first £E1,000 only in the case of each application; but the obligation of the United Arab Republic Government to authorise the transfer of any balance beyond this sum up to £E5,000 remains unaffected.Her Majesty's Government are nevertheless urgently considering whether any steps can be taken, without relieving the United Arab Republic Government of their responsibility, to assist, in some other way, those British subjects who are unable for the present to obtain their full rights in this matter under the Agreement. I am not yet in a position to announce what measures, if any, it may be possible for Her Majesty's Government to take in this direction.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the present policy of Her Majesty's Government about the repayment of exgratia loans made in respect of assets in Egypt.

My hon. Friend will recall that my right hon. and learned Friend, the then Foreign Secretary, in announcing the loans scheme, told the House on 15th July, 1957, that no one will be asked to make any repayment until he can receive a return from the Egyptian Government in respect of his individual claim. That statement still holds good, and Her Majesty's Government have no intention of seeking the repayment of any loan made under the Egyptian loans scheme unless and until the condition referred to in that statement has been reasonably fulfilled.On the other hand, as all these loans were originally advanced from public funds, it will clearly be impossible for Her Majesty's Government to postpone asking for them to be repaid without further information sufficient to justify such a postponement. There also appear to be a number of cases where the recipients of loans have recovered a sufficient amount of their property to be able to repay the loans, either in part or in whole, without undue hardship. In such cases, it is clearly the duty of Her Majesty's Government to recover what can now be fairly and reasonably repaid of these sums.Accordingly a letter—of which I shall place a copy in the Library—will shortly be sent to all recipients of

asked the Lord Privy Seal which of the countries who are in default of their mandatory contributions to the United Nations regular budget have been in default for a period of two years or more.

This information is contained in United Nations document ST/ADM/SER.B/151, which is available in the Library of the House. I should perhaps point out to my hon. Friend that it is only when the sum of the arrears exceeds the sum of contributions due from it for the previous two years that a member may be disfranchised under Article 19 of the Charter. No member is yet in this position.

asked the Lord Privy Seal to what extent it is now Her Majesty's Government's policy to seek discussions on arms control in Central Europe during negotiations on Berlin.

The view of Her Majesty's Government is that these matters must be discussed in the context of a general political settlement in Europe.

asked the Lord Privy Seal when it is expected that the General Assembly of the United Nations will consider the report of the Commission which investigated the murder of Mr. Lumumba; and if he will make a statement.

Neither of the resolutions setting up the Commission of Inquiry calls for further action by the Assembly, unless a fresh request is made by a Member State. So far no such request has been made.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what plans he has for increasing the number of persons engaged in the Foreign Office on the full-time study of disarmament.

The number is adequate at present.

asked the Lord Privy Seal how many established posts have been abolished under the 10 per cent. economy cut in overseas administrative expenditure; and in which embassies, legations, consulates and permanent delegations these reductions in establishment have taken place.

Measures to reduce Foreign Service expenditure overseas are still under examination and it is not yet possible to say exactly what economies in the United Kingdom-based staff will have to be made, nor which Missions or Consular posts will be affected. It seems likely that the strength of the Foreign Service abroad will have to be reduced by approximately 100 established posts of various grades down to and including shorthand-typists, and that these economies will affect Foreign Service establishments in forty countries.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what amount is being saved under the 10 per cent. economy cut by reduction in foreign allowances payable to members of the Foreign Office in posts abroad.

My noble Friend has under consideration at present reductions in the representational expenditure of British diplomatic Missions and Consulates as part of the Foreign Service's contribution to economies in overseas expenditure. It is not yet possible to say exactly how much can be saved in this way.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will now state how much is being saved under the 10 per cent. economy cut by a reduction in expenditure on British Government information services abroad; and which regions are affected by these economies.

I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State on 23rd October to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Woolwich, East (Mr. Mayhew). It is still too early to say what reductions will have to be made in overseas Information expenditure for which the Foreign Office is responsible.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has given the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding the availability of British-produced milk products for relief purposes in Colonial Territories.

I have advised my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies that skim milk powder for these purposes is available in this country and representatives of the Milk Marketing Board have been put in direct touch with his Department.

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what communication he has received from the Glasgow Area Council of the Scottish Old Age Pensioners' Association regarding the payment of an extra week's pension at Christmas time; and what reply he has sent.

I assume that the hon. Member has in mind, a letter received by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 30th November. The reply which will be sent on my right hon. Friend's behalf will explain that he has no authority to make such payments, which have always been regarded as inappropriate to our contributory and universal insurance scheme. The reply will also invite the writer's attention to the fact that this Christmas the real value of the pension is higher than at any previous Christmas and will express my right hon. Friend's pleasure that the Government have been able to provide steady and successive improvements in the value of the pension.

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the total number of retirement pensioners in receipt of additional payments from the National Assistance Board in Scotland.

I am informed by the National Assistance Board that at 26th September last about 80,000 weekly National Assistance grants were being paid to retirement pensioners in Scotland. Some of the grants provided for the requirements of a household with more than one pensioner.

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will state the total number of persons drawing retirement pensions in Scotland at the latest available date.

The latest available figures relate to the end of 1960 when there were some 486,000 retirement pensioners in Scotland.

asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent he expects the total supply of butter on the British market will be restricted in the six months ended 31st March, 1962; what individual amounts the exporting countries concerned will supply; and what countervailing duty is being charged on butter from the Republic of Ireland which carries a subsidy and which is not to be restricted in quantity.

The arrangement envisaged total shipments of 212,000 metric tons. The anti-dumping duty imposed on butter from the Republic of Ireland is £10 5s. per cwt. The division among supplying countries is as follows:

	Metric tons
Australia	42,000
New Zealand	91,000
Republic of Ireland	4,000
Argentina	5,000
Denmark	43,000
Finland	5,000
Netherlands	8,000
Poland	4,000
South Africa	1,000
France	1,500
Norway	1,500
Sweden	4,000
Others	2,000

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the butter imported from Ireland, New Zealand and Denmark, respectively, in the comparable period up to March, 1961, were the quotas offered to these countries, respectively, for imports of butter up to March, 1962.

The programme discussed in the G.A.T.T. was one for the restriction of butter shipments during the six months ending 31st March, 1962, and compares as follows with imports during the six months ending 31st March, 1961:

	Imports, 1960–61	Proposed Shipments, 1961–62
	(thousands of metric tons)
Irish Republic	10·2	4·0
New Zealand	93·9	91·0
Denmark	39·4	43·0

I would add that the programme took into account past trade, along with other relevant factors, but that imports during 1960–61 were not taken into account, since it was imports at that time which were largely responsible for the subsequent depressed condition of the United Kingdom butter market.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that imports from France of full cream and skim powder are almost twice as much as a year ago, and are exported to this country at less than half the target price in the French domestic markets; and if he is now in a position to reply to the Milk Marketing Board's request of 7th June, 1961, to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports.

Although imports from France of skim milk powder in the first nine months of this year were nearly twice as much as in the corresponding period last year, imports of whole milk powder were about the same in the two periods. Total imports of milk powder into Britain from all sources have been considerably lower this year. My right hon. Friend hopes to be in a position to make an announcement shortly about the Milk Marketing Board's application.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the imports and exports of each member of the Commonwealth are done respectively with the United Kingdom; and what are the actual figures in sterling.

The sterling figures for 1960 are given in Tables 17 and 18 of the 81st edition of the Statistical Abstract of the Commonwealth and the Sterling Area, which my right hon. Friend presented to the House on Friday last.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the number of applications for grants made in the Rhondda area under the Local Employment Act, 1960; how many were agreed to; how many were refused; and how many are still awaiting decision.

Eight applications have been received for financial assistance under the Act. Offers have been made in two cases, five have been rejected and one is under consideration.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what annual percentage increase in earnings is represented by the recent award to the teaching pro- fession, the award to London airport employees and the award to employees in the electrical industry; and what estimate he has made of the long-term percentage increases in earnings which would be consistent with stable prices at the present national growth rate and of the percentage increase that would be consistent if the United Kingdom achieved a growth rate of 5 per cent.

The increases in teachers' salaries, to take effect from 1st January, 1962, will amount to an improvement of 14·6 per cent. on present scales which have been in force from October, 1959: thus the annual percentage increase may be regarded as about 6½ per cent. The increase awarded to certain London airport employees is in a different category: it arises out of a decision to regrade and, when it comes into effect, will increase the pay of those affected—about one-third of the total number of loaders—by about 5·6 per cent. In the case of electricity workers the average increase in earnings after 28th January, 1962, is estimated at rather less than 5 per cent.: but, as they had their last increase in August, 1960, the annual percentage increase may be regarded as about 3·3 per cent. If import prices do not change, the rate of increase of average earnings, which is consistent with stable prices, cannot exceed the rate of increase of output per worker, or in other words, of national productivity. Experience in the postwar years suggests that national productivity in the United Kingdom has been increasing at a rate in the region of 2 per cent. per annum. I estimate that output per worker would have to grow at about 4½ per cent. per annum to produce growth at 5 per cent. per annum in United Kingdom output as a whole.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in view of the lack of accommodation at Glasgow University, when it is proposed to start the building of the new university; and where it is to be sited.

As my right hon. and learned Friend made clear in announcing the four proposed universities, the question of any further new university institutions must now await the Report of the Robbins Committee. As, however, I explained on 8th June, 1961, the University Grants Committee has under consideration the status of the Glasgow Royal College of Science and Technology.

asked the Minister of Education the numbers of pupils, giving boys and girls separately, in England and Wales who obtained two or more passes at advanced level of the General Certificate of Education for the first time in each year since the examination was introduced; and the numbers, giving boys and girls separately, who came from maintained schools, direct grant grammar schools, independent schools, establishments of further education and other schools respectively, for each of those years.

Until 1957 returns of G.C.E. results were related to subject entries and not to the number of pupils. From 1957 onwards the information available nearest to that requested by the hon. Member relates to leavers from grant-aided schools—excluding secondary modern and all-age schools—age 17 and over who obtained two or more passes at "A" level. These figures have been published in the Ministry's Annual Reports. I refer the hon. Member to:

• Table D in "Education in 1958".
• Table 39 in "Education in 1959".
• Table 48 in "Education in 1960".

An extended and improved inquiry covering secondary modern schools and independent schools recognised as efficient has been made this year. The results will be available in the spring.

asked the Minister of Education what proportion of teachers are fully trained; and if he will give an estimate of what the proportion is likely to be in five years' time.

—	12	13	14	15	16 and over	Total 12 and over
Boys	4,750	4,877	4,594	124	4	14,349
Girls	4,456	4,652	4,136	86	6	13,336
Total	9,206	9,529	8,730	210	10	27,685

On 31st March, 1961, 86 per cent. of the full-time teachers serving in maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales were trained. Many factors will influence the proportion in five years' time but it seems likely that the percentage of trained teachers will be higher by then.

asked the Minister of Education how many students were bestowed awards by local education authorities in respect of attendance at courses at universities or colleges outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland during each of the last three years.

The returns made by local education authorities do not give a separate figure for awards to students attending universities or colleges outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In reply to a special inquiry from the Anderson Committee (Report, Appendix 3, Table (i)), authorities said that in 1958–59 they were giving 273 awards to students attending universities not in receipt of grant from the University Grants Committee.It is known that 37 of these students were at Queen's University, Belfast; a few may have been at St. David's College, Lampeter. The remainder must have been at universities outside the United Kingdom.

asked the Minister of Education whether he will state the number of children aged 12 years or over who are still being educated in county primary schools.

The number of pupils aged 12 years and over in county primary (excluding special) schools in England and Wales, in January, 1961, was as given in the table below:

asked the Minister of Education if he will state the number of children aged seven years and over who are still being educated in county infant schools.

—	7	8	9 and over	Total 7 and over
Boys	55,347	2,081	72	57,500
Girls	52,072	1,887	66	54,025
Total	107,419	3,968	138	111,525

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when local authorities may expect to receive the illustration of how London boroughs might work out, referred to in paragraph 20 of Command Paper No. 1562, on the Re-organisation of Local Government in Greater London.

Within the next fortnight, I hope.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what procedure he intends to adopt with regard to the preparation of the new building regulations provided for under the Public Health Act, 1961; and to what extent professional bodies and building interests will be consulted.

I am required by the Act to appoint a Building Regulations Advisory Committee, and before making regulations to consult the Committee and other bodies representative of the interests concerned. I intend to give professional and trade bodies an opportunity of commenting on the regulations in draft.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of school children in each of the separate Scottish education authority areas, allocated first to a three years' secondary

The numbers of pupils aged 7 years and over in county infant schools and departments, in England and Wales, in January, 1961, was as given in the table below:course, was subsequently re-allocated to a four or five years' course.

The information asked for is given below for session 1959–60, the latest for which figures are available.

Education Authority	Percentage of pupils in 3 year secondary courses subsequently transferred to 4 or 5 year courses
COUNTIES:
Aberdeen	0·1
Angus	0·6
Argyll	3·8
Ayr	0·6
Banff	0·4
Berwick	1·0
Bute	1·3
Caithness	0·4
Clackmannan	1·7
Dumfries	0·5
Dunbarton	1·3
East Lothian	0·7
Fife	0·6
Inverness	0·5
Kincardine	0·4
Kirkcudbright	1·9
Lanark	0·5
Midlothian	0·1
Moray and Nairn	0·8
Orkney	1·4
Peebles	2·9
Perth and Kinross	3·4
Renfrew	0·8
Ross and Cromarty	0·9
Roxburgh	0·5
Selkirk	0·9
Stirling	2·1
Sutherland	2·7
West Lothian	0·8
Wigtown	0·1
Zetland	0·1
BURGHS:
Aberdeen	0·4
Dundee	0·5
Edinburgh	2·2
Glasgow	0·5

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number; and categories of applicants on the wailing lists for houses, in each local authority in Lanarkshire, at the latest convenient date.

As I indicated in my reply on 29th November to another Question by the hon. Member, I have no information about waiting lists.

asked the Minister of Transport at what stage of planning development the proposed motorway through Perry Barr and Great Barr is; and on what date work is expected to commence.

In December last I made the special road scheme establishing the line of the Midland Link Motorway from the end of the M.6 at Dunston as far as Castle Bromwich. The next stage will be the publication of draft orders giving me the necessary powers to alter side roads affected by the special road. Until the various statutory processes have been completed, I cannot say when work will be started on the construction of the motorway through Perry Barr to Great Barr.

asked the Minister of Works if he will state the Government Departments which are using pulverised fly ash; and to what extent the demand is increasing or decreasing.

Pulverised fly ash is sold by the Central Electricity Generating Board to producers of bricks, lightweight aggregates and lightweight concrete, and also to building and civil engineering contractors for use as aggregate. These uses are increasing. Government Departments who place building and civil engineering contracts specify the use of materials made from fly ash when appropriate.

asked the Minister of Power his plans for remedying the cause of the complaints he has received from the Clerk of the Wath-upon-Dearne Urban District Council relating to the nuisance created by opencast mining in the Newhill area of the Wath-upon-Dearne district.

A meeting between representatives of the Wath-upon-Dearne Urban District Council and the National Coal Board took place on 30th November to discuss the complaints. When my right hon. Friend has received a report of this meeting I shall write to the hon. Member.