asked the Minister of Aviation whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction of certain of his employees at the civil airport at Aldergrove in County Antrim with regard to their present wage structure; and if he will make a statement about the steps which he is taking in this matter.

Yes, I am aware of the position and negotiations are currently in progress with the Transport and General Workers Union to settle the pay claim of these employees.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement about the constitutional future of the islands in the eastern Caribbean.

In recent months most of the Governments in the Leeward and Windward Islands have submitted requests for constitutional change. These have been carefully considered by the British Government. As a result I have put certain suggestions to the Governments which they are now considering.I have asked Sir Stephen Luke to visit the territories on my behalf for private discussions with the Governments. Sir Stephen, accompanied by a legal adviser, is leaving London on 13th November and I hope to make a fuller statement on this subject after his visit.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he will approve in principle the Corby Development Corporation's plans for developing the area bounded by Corporation Street, Westcott Way, Spencer Court and Elizabeth Street.

The planning and financial aspects of these plans for the extension of the Corby town centre are being examined, and I expect to be in a position to give a decision early next year.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial provision has been made for public expenditure on road programmes in Scotland in 1969-70.

This has now been adjusted from 1962 to 1964 price levels. Under the revised programme provision has been made for Exchequer expenditure in 1969-70 of £33·1 million on the new construction and major improvement of roads in Scotland, compared with the expenditure of £28·6 million previously envisaged for that year. Local authorities will find from their own resources some £4·1 million as their share of the cost of the work on classified roads, making the total public investment of the programme £37·2 million.The new level of £33·1 million for Exchequer expenditure in 1969-70 compares with expenditure of £21·87 million provided in the estimates for 1965-66.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what grant has been made to Standard Telephones and Cables Limited in 1965; how much it was; and for what reason it was given.

Information about applications by particular firms to the Board of Trade for assistance under the Local Employment Acts is confidential.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will publish the findings of the urgent police investigations into the crashes on the M6 motorway in which five people died and 51 were injured on 5th November, 1965; and if he will make a statement.

I can say at once that in general drivers were moving much too fast and much too close together for safety in the fog.I am bringing all the available resources to bear in order to give additional warning on the motorways to those who will heed it. My discussions on what can best be done straightaway have reached an advanced stage and I shall make a full statement as soon as I can.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a complete list of charitable organisations receiving Government grants, showing the amount of grant for each of the past five years.

I regret that this information is not readily available and could only be obtained by undue expenditure of time and effort.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will analyse and publish the details of the expenditure on the Question costing between £300 and £500 referred to in a Written Answer on 29th October.

The Question was put down by the hon. Member for Orpington (Mr. Lubbock):

"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent staggering of working hours has been implemented in Government Departments, following instructions to this effect."—[OFFICIAL REPORT, 27th July, 1965; Vol. 717, c. 62.]

Preparation of the Answer involved over 70 Departments. Some of these have several headquarters buildings; some have local office networks. The total cost was £475. Its distribution between Departments is shown in the following table:

No. of Departments	Cost range
	over	up to
52	—	£5
6	£5	£10
9	£10	£15
1	£15	£20
2	£20	£25
3	£25	£80

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a further statement about the treatment for tax purposes of payments under the Redundancy Payments Act 1965.

As I announced on 14th July last, I propose to include in next year's Finance Bill a provision to exclude redundancy payments made under the Redundancy Payments Act from the ordinary charge to Income Tax under Schedule E.Section 11 of the Redundancy Payments Act envisages that in certain circumstances, subject to the approval of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour, redundancy payments under an approved scheme may be substituted for those otherwise due under the Act. The exemption from ordinary Schedule E tax will also apply to payments made under approved schemes which would otherwise be taxable, up to the amounts which would have been payable if the Act had applied. In calculating the amounts to be exempted, however, the rules of the approved scheme for reckoning continuous service will be followed if they differ from rules contained in the Act.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rate of tax should be deducted by United Kingdom companies from dividends paid after 5th April next to shareholders not resident in the United Kingdom.

Income Tax should be deducted from such dividends at the full standard rate. Any relief which may be due to a non-resident shareholder by virtue of provisions contained in a double taxation agreement will be given by repayment.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will review the present arrangements for management training in Government Departments.

I have decided to appoint a Working Party to review current trends in management training in the Civil Service and to consider the lines on which future development should take place.The terms of reference of the Working Party are: