asked the Minister of Labour whether a number of quarry-men normally employed in quarries at Blaenau, Festiniog, and resident at Trawsfynydd, are temporarily unemployed and are being compelled to pay 2s. 5d. rail fare to get to Blaenau, Festiniog, to draw their unemployment benefit; and whether, in the circumstances, arrangements could be made to pay these men at Trawsfynydd and thus avoid this substantial reduction in their unemployment benefit?

:I am making inquiries locally, and will communicate the result to my hon. Friend.

asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been drawn to the case of A. H. B. Thomas, late corporal, No. 43,039, Royal Army Service Corps (Mechanical Traction), 55, Foles-hill Road, Coventry, who has been informed by the local labour exchange that his out-of-work pay ceases this week; whether this man has only received 90 days' pay; and whether he will have inquiries made into this matter?

:I am having inquiries made into this case, and will communicate the result to my hon. Friend.

asked the Minister of Labour whether increases of wages have been refused by the employers in the scrap metal industry, on the ground that a Trade Board had been formed in connection therewith and was about to fix rates of wages; whether this Trade Board has been in existence for over nine months without having yet issued any Order; whether the employers are now forcing reductions of wages upon the members of the trade unions involved; and whether the present policy of the Ministry of Labour is against sanctioning the establishment of Trade Boards?

:No information has reached me that employers in this industry have refused increases of wages or have forced reductions of wages. The General Waste Reclamation Trade Board (Great Britain) was formed in August, 1920, and they have proposed minimum rates of wages for male and female workers respectively. The Trade Board submitted the rates for female workers for my confirmation in March last. I felt bound to ask the Board to reconsider these rates, and in May the Board submitted them again to me for confirmation. I hope to announce my decision in the matter within the course of a few days.

asked the Minister of Labour what is the nature of the report of the Labour party's investigators discrediting the official cost of living figure; and whether, seeing the want of confidence in this figure shown by both employers and workers and by independent statisticians, he will submit the matter to impartial inquiry?

:The report of the joint committee of the Trades Union Congress, the Labour party, and the Co-operative Union, containing details of the investigations made by that committee, has not yet been received, but we were recently informed that the committee hoped to publish it within the course of a few days. As regards the latter part of the question I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which was given to him in answer to a similar question on 20th June.

asked the Minister of Transport whether the matter of the renewal of week-end railway tickets to commercial travellers is having his attention; whether there is any likelihood of this facility being granted by the railway companies; and, if so, when?

:I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Members for Pontypool (Mr. T. Griffiths) and Kirkcaldy (Mr. Kennedy) on the 8th ultimo, a copy of which I am sending him.

asked the Minister of Transport, if he will furnish a statement showing, as at 30th December, 1920, the net receipts of 1913 as supplemented in terms of Part I ( a ) of the proviso commencing at line 39, page 9, of the Railway Bill, as presented to the House, of each of the companies amongst whom the £60,000,000 provided by the Bill will fall to be distributed, and the amounts to which each of the said companies was in arrear in respect of the maintenance and renewal of ways and works and/or rolling stock (Abstracts A and B set out in the form of accounts scheduled to the Railway Companies (Accounts and Returns) Act, 1911) ascertained in accordance with the arrangements agreed between His Majesty's Government and the railway companies in Great Britain in respect of arrears of maintenance and renewal work as set out in Addendum 2 of Command Paper 654?

:the only figures which are definitely ascertainable at this date are the net receipts for the year 1913. The other figures for which the hon. and gallant Member asks could only be estimated, and such estimates would, I think, be chiefly of interest to the railway companies themselves, by whom in any case they could best be framed.

asked the Minister of Transport whether recently a letter weighing under 2 ounces, and which could have been sent through the post for 2d., was sent from Huntingdon to Peterborough by Great Northern passenger train at a cost of 11d.; and how he justifies this charge?

:I am not aware of what is stated in the first part of the question. The cost of conveyance by railway of a letter not exceeding 3 ounces in weight is 4d. in addition to the postage stamps of the correct amount, which must be placed on the letter. The minimum charge for a parcel weighing up to 3 lbs. is 11d.

asked the Minister of Transport if the Ministry has given sanction to an electricity scheme for Hexham, contrary to the repeatedly expressed wishes of the residents as expressed through their urban district council?

:An electricity scheme for Hexham was authorised by an Order made by the Board of Trade and confirmed by Parliament in 1904. Presumably the hon. and gallant Member refers to a consent recently given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport to the placing by the undertakers of overhead lines in certain parts of the district. This consent was given on the recommendation of the Electricity Commissioners after a conference with representatives of the undertakers and the District Council, and a full consideration of the representations then made. The matter in dispute is whether wooden or steel poles should be used. The Electricity Commissioners informed the Council that the consent of the Minister did not specify the class of pole to be used, but that the use of wooden poles was the standard practice. On the 1st July the Commissioners informed the Council that, if the Council objected to the proposed works, the matter was one for appeal by the company to the Minister of Transport under Section 14 (I) ( c ) of the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act, 1899. No appeal has yet been made by the company to the Minister.

asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the statement made in the Press to the effect that 1,600 applications had been received for a block of 40 new dwellings recently erected in Shoreditch; and whether he can say how many new dwellings have been erected in London since January, 1919?

:My attention has not been drawn to the statement in the Press referred to. The number of houses erected in the Metropolitan Police area under the Housing Acts of 1919 was on the 1st July, 10,729. I have no information as to the number of dwelling houses built otherwise than under those Acts.

asked the Minister of Health whether a housing scheme, which has been under consideration by the Battersea Borough Council for 18 months, has now been stopped on the instructions of his Department; and, if so, the reason?

:I presume that the scheme to which the hon. Member refers is that relating to the Savona Street and Latchmere Estate sites at Battersea. In view of he reconsideration of the housing policy by the Government the Council have been informed by my Department that no further action should be taken for the present time in connection with this scheme.

asked the Minister of Health whether contracts for the building of houses under the housing schemes have been concluded by, or with the assent of, the Ministry of Health by which the contractors have been allowed to increase the amount of their contracts by the amount of any increase in the cost of materials or of wages which might occur during the period of construction?

:The model forms of contract drawn up by the Department for the use of local authorities provide for the variation of the contract price to meet increases or decreases in the cost of labour or materials subsequent to the date of the tender, and for the payment of actual out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the contractor by reason of such alterations in wages or cost of materials.

asked the Minister of Health whether the Government has arrived at any decision with regard to the continuance of Treasury support for the Industrial Fatigue Research Board; and whether, in view of the importance of the work of the Board in its bearings on industrial efficiency, he will press for the maintenance and expansion of the Government's financial assistance to the Board?

:I am advised that the future position in regard to the Industrial Fatigue Research Board cannot be settled pending consideration of the financial requirements of Departments ill the next financial year.

asked the. Minister of Health the total number of indoor Poor Law children, the number of children over and under three years of age who were in sick wards and other wards, respectively, of workhouses, and the number of children in receipt of outdoor relief on 1st January, 1921?

:The number of children in receipt of institutional relief on 1st January, 1921, was 60,672. Of these there were

In sick wards of workhouses:

In other wards of workhouses:

The number of children in receipt of outdoor relief (including children boarded out) on the same date was 174,097.

asked the Minister of Health the number of children maintained under each of the three following systems on 1st January, 1921: Poor Law schools, village communities and grouped cottage homes, and scattered homes?

:The number of children in the following classes of Poor Law establishments for children on the 1st January, 1921, were

asked the Minister of Health whether, seeing that a grant of £500,000 has been made to the hospitals of the country, he will state the method under which it will be allocated; and the hospitals in Monmouthshire which will benefit under the scheme and the amount allocated to each?

:This grant will be administered by a Commission of which Lord Onslow will be chairman. The conditions of appointment are set out in a White Paper which is being issued today. The grants to individual hospitals will depend upon their needs and on the; amount of new revenue which they are able to raise, and allocation in particular cases will be a matter for the Commission to decide.

asked the Minister of Health whether it has been brought to his notice that two nurses in the Poor Law services at Steyning Infirmary, Brighton, having passed their examinations, have been dismissed at a few hours' notice and refused their certificates; whether a member of the committee appointed to inquire into the matter states that he has found the charges made against them to be without foundation; and whether, as the shortage of nurses is so great that it is a matter of public importance that suitable women should not be discouraged from entering the nursing profession, he will hold an inquiry into the matter?

:I am informed by the board of guardians that they appointed a special committee to inquire into this case and that the committee came to the conclusion that the charges made against the nurses had been proved, and that they had been guilty of gross unkindness to a patient and also of insubordination. I am also informed that the guardians have decided to furnish the nurses with an extract from the minutes of the board stating that they had passed the examination. In these circumstances I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by my directing a further inquiry into the matter.

asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that British seafarers still suffer under disabilities unshared by their fellow-countrymen or by foreign seamen in being penalised if they seek treatment for venereal disease, and that the British representatives at the meeting of the health section of the League of Nations are advocating international facilities for the free treatment of seafarers; and if the Government will consider the desirability of amending the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, Section 34, Sub-section (1), as desired by all interests concerned?

:As regards the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the same question asked by the hon. Member for Wallsend (Mr. Simm) on the 26th April last. As regards the second part of the question, I understand that my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade proposes to include a Clause for this purpose in the next general Merchant Shipping Bill, but in the present state of public business it is not possible to introduce such a Bill during this Session of Parliament.

asked the Minister of Health if he will consider the desirability of economising expenditure by county councils in the matter of postages now that the rates have been raised, and give instructions that agendas for council meetings and precepts to overseers to prepare jury lists should be sent by ordinary post and not by registered post?

:Legislation would be necessary to give effect to the suggestion of my hon. Friend, as the documents to which he refers are required by statute to be sent by registered post.

asked the Secretary of State for War if any steps are being taken to reduce the proportion of non-fighting to fighting troops in the Army, which is now double what it was in the last pre-War year?

:The future Establishments of the Army are now being prepared and, when completed, should show a considerable reduction in the existing proportion of non-fighting to fighting troops.

asked the Secretary of State for War if any steps are being taken to dispense with the large numbers of non-fighting troops now in the Army and whose places could be filled by civilians in the event of mobilisation?

:The non-fighting troops are being reduced as rapidly as circumstances permit, but the process must necessarily be slow whilst abnormal conditions, resulting in the wide distribution of units, render the services of maintenance abnormally heavy.

asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether Officers on the Reserve called up for duty during the recent emergency ceased to draw retired pay or pension and received no outfit allowance; and, if so, whether he can reconsider or modify this decision?

:The reply is in the affirmative. It was decided, after the fullest consideration, that this should be the rule for the late brief emergency, and I can hold out no hope of the decision being modified.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether apprehension is being expressed about the proposal to amalgamate the 5th and 7th Territorial battalions of the Hants Regiment; and whether, in view of the fact that recruits for the 7th battalion are almost entirely drawn from the agricultural villages and towns of the New Forest, whereas the 5th battalion is distinctively a Southampton unit, and the two battalions have little in common, he will reconsider the matter in order that, if possible, the territorial integrity of each may be preserved?

:I would refer my hon. Friend to the general statement which I made in this House on Monday last arising out of the case of the 7th Battalion, Royal Scots.

asked the hon. Member for the Pollok Division of Glasgow, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, what staffs have been removed from one Government building to another during the two years ending 30th June; what are the respective numbers of these staffs; on what dates were they removed; and what was the cost respectively of the translation of such staffs?

:The number of removals throughout the country during the period in question is very considerable, and the First Commissioner does not feel that the labour involved in compiling the statistics asked for by the hon. Member would be justifiable. I can, however, assure the hon. Member that removals are only carried out when they are essential either on grounds of efficiency or economy, and frequent re-allocation of accommodation is inevitable during the process of reductions of staffs and the surrender of commandeered buildings.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the numbers of officials entitled to 48 working days' leave and 36 working days' leave, respectively, exclusive of bank holidays and the King's birthday, compare with the number formerly so entitled?

:I regret that information is not immediately available which would enable a precise comparison to be made. I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough on the 16th June and to his question on the 22nd June.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty own any lumber in Canada; and whether a quantity of lumber lying on the "Miramichi," waiting to be shipped, belongs to the Admiralty?

:The answer to both parts of the question is in the negative.

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total quantity of frozen meat disposed of to the Union Cold Storage Company, Limited, or firms controlled by that Company, since the decision to close the Food Ministry was arrived at; the prices for which the same was sold; and whether any effort was made to obtain alternative offers for this meat?

:No sales of frozen meat have been made to any of the firms indicated in the question since the date referred to.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total value, approximately, of the uncleared stocks, book debts, and commitments of the Food Ministry, including wheat and sugar commissions, declared by the Prime Minister, on 20th December last, to be about £150,000,000?

:About £40,000,000.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, in separate amounts, the approximate quantities of foreign-made steel bars, iron bars, and pig iron imported into Great Britain, and comparative figures of similar items manufactured in this country and exported abroad during the year ending in April, 1921; and the approximate monthly quantities of the same now being imported into Great Britain and manufactured abroad?

:The quantities of the commodities specified in the question which were registered as imported into or exported from the United Kingdom during the 12 months ended 30th April, 1921, and during the months of May and June last, were as follows, so far as they are separately distinguished in the Monthly Trade accounts:—

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed to introduce and pass this Session the promised Industrial Assurance Bill?

:I have been asked to reply to this question. I am not at the moment in a position to give a definite answer, but it is hoped to make a statement on the subject shortly.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state, in connection with the work of the Clearing Office (Enemy Debts), what proportion in number and value of debts paid by German nationals to the treuhander has been distributed among British creditors; what proportion in number and value of estates taken over by the German administrators and administered by them has been paid to British creditors; whether, in the above class of claims, no interest is payable when there is a delay in payment; and whether the German administrator handed in the statement showing the result of the administration by him to the Minister of Commerce so far back as February, 1920?

:I am not in a position to give the information asked for in the first, second, and fourth parts of the question. In reply to the third part of the question, interest as such is not payable on the proceeds of liquidation, but British nationals may claim before the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, in addition to the proceeds, compensation for any loss or damage sustained by reason of their property having been subjected to exceptional war measures or measures of transfer.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a Greek Fleet, in order to revenge the Turkish re-occupation of Ismidt, on 30th June bombarded the small and defenceless town of Raramursal, on the south shore of the Gulf of Ismidt; and whether an Allied Fleet was in the vicinity and took no steps to prevent this?

:I have no in formation respecting the alleged bombardment.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British officers, other ranks, and civilians, respectively, are still in Kemalist hands; what are the prospects of their release; and whether there is any objection to an attempt being made to send them clothing and other supplies from private sources?

:There are still about 25 British prisoners in the hands of the Nationalists. Precise details as to their number, names, and rank are expected shortly from Constantinople. Unfortunately, there is no immediate prospect of their release owing to the refusal of the Angora Government to carry out the agreement concluded in London with their representative, Bekir Sami Bey. Discussions with that Government are still proceeding. There is, of course, no objection to the action suggested in the last part of the question.

asked the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any reply has yet been received from the Government of the Serb-Croat-Slovene State to his representations regarding the sequestration of the properties of the Central European Mines, Limited?

:No definite answer has yet been received from the Serb-Croat-Slovene Government, but I hope that a satisfactory settlement will not be delayed.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to a statement in the French Press that the Poles at Bocianovice, near Rosenberg, had captured an Englishman, Major Cockerell, alleged to be one of those responsible for the anti-French campaign in the British Press, dressed in a German uniform and provided with papers in the name of Pannwitz, and that he was released at the request of the Inter-Allied Commission; whether there is any foundation for this statement; and, if so, whether the British Government had given any facilities or were in any way responsible for the action of this officer?

:Lieut.-Colonel Pepys Cockerell, who was at the time District Controller of Kreuzburg, wished to get the Germans to deliver to him a certain quantity of arms, with a view to demand an equivalent number from the Poles and destroy them all in the presence of both parties. In the course of his negotiations he proceeded, on 11th June, by lorry to Botzanowitz, which was in the hands of Polish insurgents, taking a number of arms and some Germans as witnesses. While he was engaged in discussion with the Poles, the German witnesses seized the arms and proceeded to attack the village. They were overpowered by the Poles, who arrested the whole party, except, of course, Colonel Pepys Cockerell, who was in British uniform. Two persons were killed and three wounded in this affray. Colonel Pepys Cockerell did his best to stop the fighting, and eventually succeeded. His action in the whole matter had been taken on his own initiative without the knowledge or approval of the British Commissioner.

asked the Home Secretary whether, should the heat continue, he will consider the temporary relaxation of the Early Closing Regulations so as to permit, especially for the sake of the poor in populous districts, the late sales of ice, ice cream, and kindred commodities?

:The Regulation in question is in force as part of an Act of Parliament, and the Home Secretary has no power to give the relaxation suggested by the hon. Member.

asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that an ex-policeman, named G. Jenkins, has applied to the police authorities for a pedlar's licence; that this has been refused, although Jenkins possesses a testimonial from the Chief Commissioner of Police stating that he is an honest, sober, and industrious man; and if he will give the reasons why, under these circumstances, the man has been refused a licence?

:One of the provisions of the Act with respect to the grant of pedlars' certificates is that the applicant for the certificate must satisfy the chief officer of police that he in good faith intends to carry on the trade of a pedlar; and I understand that, in Jenkins' case, the Commissioner of Police was not satisfied on this point. I would point out that Jenkins might have appealed to a court of summary jurisdiction against the Commissioner's decision. I have no power to intervene in the matter.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of great dissatisfaction prevailing among shareholders in the firm of Messrs. Vickers, Limited, at its failure to present its accounts to them during the long period of four years; that no dividend has been received by them for the past 18 months; that the reason assigned by Messrs. Vickers for this unusual delay is the failure of His Majesty's Government to arrive at a settlement in respect to its operations with that firm; whether he can state the reason for the said delay; what steps, if any, are being taken to arrive at the desired settlement; and when it is expected that this settlement will occur?

:I understand that the statements in the first part of the question are not entirely correct; that Messrs. Vickers have presented accounts up to the end of 1919, and that it is only those for the, year ending 31st December, 1920, that have not yet been presented. The hon. Member will appreciate that the magnitude and complexity of the transactions of Government Departments with this firm and the extent of the cancellation of armament contracts after the Armistice rendered it impossible to arrive at a rapid settlement of the various contracts if the interests of the Exchequer were to be adequately safeguarded. So far as the transaction of the Ministry of Munitions are concerned, a general settlement of outstanding matters other than current contracts had been reached by August, 1920. In the case of transactions with the Admiralty, an agreement was reached with Messrs. Vickers over a year ago in regard to armament items, but each contract had to be liquidated after full investigation. I cannot accept the suggestion that the Admiralty is responsible for any unusual delay, nor, I believe, has any such suggestion been made by the firm.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reductions have been made in public expenditure during the three months ending 30th June; and what is the amount of such reductions?

:I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on the 5th instant to the hon. and gallant Member for Henley (Captain Terrell).

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the loss to the public of the Food Ministry engaging in farina production may now be placed at approximately £500,000; whether the pre-War price of this commodity was about £26 a ton; whether the cost of production by British Farina Mills, Limited, was nearly £130 a ton; who were the directors of this company; whether any officials of his Department investigated the matter before sanctioning the outlay; and, if so, what was the terms of their report on the matter?

:I have been asked to reply. The circumstances in which the Government undertook to subsidise the manufacture of farina during the War are now being considered by the Public Accounts Committee, and I would accordingly suggest to the hon. Member that he should await their report therein.

asked the Minister of Agriculture if the attention of the Kent County Agriculture Committee has been drawn to several very bad cases of non-cultivation, notably in the parish of Allhallows, and that they have refused to take any action in the matter; and will ho consider this state of affairs when the subsidy is called for?

:I have been asked to reply. The Ministry is not aware of the cases referred to, but I will have inquiries made and communicate the result to the hon. Member. I may explain, however, that claims received by the Ministry in respect of wheat and oats are being referred to agricultural com- mittees, who have been asked to report on all cases in which land forming the subject of a claim has been negligently cultivated in order that the amount payable may be assessed.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has received any communications indicating that the measures he has taken to prevent cruelty being inflicted upon exported worn-out horses are regarded as inadequate by those who are endeavouring to protect those animals from unnecessary suffering?

:I have been asked to reply. The Minister has received representations from various quarters urging him to consider the imposition of a tax of £20 on each horse exported from this country as the most effective, method of stopping the traffic in horses intended for slaughter. The Ministry is not prepared to adopt this course, as its operations would seriously interfere with a valuable and legitimate export trade in horses, but the Minister is endeavouring, by arrangement with the Governments concerned, to ensure that horses which are intended for food shall be slaughtered in this country. A conference has already taken place in Paris between representatives of the Ministry and of the French, Belgian, and Dutch Governments, when the Ministry's proposals were sympathetically received, and a further conference is to take place in London on the 19th instant, when satisfactory administrative arrangements will, it is hoped, be made.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the growing alarm with which the increase in the pollution of the rivers and streams in this country is viewed by all concerned; whether he will consider the desirability of amending the Rivers Pollution Act of 1876; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?

:The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the last two parts of the question, I must refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the provisions of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Bill, which I hope to present to the House within a few days. The general question of the pollution of rivers, however, is one which concerns the Department presided over by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health, and my Department is interested in so far as the pollution may affect the fisheries.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now withdraw the restrictions on the movement of dogs from the district of Gerrard's Cross, Bucks?

:I am not prepared to remove the restrictions referred to at present, but I am advised that it will be possible to withdraw the Muzzling Order from the district in question about the end of September, should no further outbreak of rabies occur in the locality in the meantime.

asked the Postmaster-General whether a vacancy for an overseer has existed in the Derby Post Office since January last; whether a number of fully qualified and competent officers have been performing the duties of acting overseer for a suitable period with complete satisfaction to the administration; and whether the delay in filling the vacancy is due to a desire to secure a period of training for a junior officer, who has until recently had no experience in the duties of overseer, in order that his promotion to the position may be justified?

:The vacancy referred to has already been filled. I am making inquiry with regard to the other points raised by the hon. Member, and will communicate with him.

asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in arriving at the estimated sum for teachers' salaries in 1923–24, namely, £45,228,000, this figure is assumed after making the reduction of 20 per cent, in his Department insisted on by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and, if not, in what way will the Board reduce its expenditure in accordance with the Chancellor's directions?

:I am unable to add anything to the answer given to the hon. Member for the Heywood and Radcliffe Division (Mr. Halls) on the 23rd June.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is proposed to proceed with the construction of the deep-sea pier at Kilindini, in Kenya Colony, and contingent public works; and whether he is prepared to give an assurance that this work will be undertaken by voluntary labour and that the compulsory labour ordinances of that dependency will not be used to obtain labour for these works?

:As regards the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Henley (Captain R. Terrell) on the 30th June. As regards the second part, the construction of the pier and any subsidiary works that the contractors may be called upon to undertake will be performed by voluntary labour only. In the event of the Government exercising its right under the contract to execute any of these works themselves, they would, under present conditions, have the right to obtain labour under the provisions of the Native Authority Ordinances.

asked the Prime Minister whether, in case the International Conference on Disarmament is held and arrives at any specific conclusions, provision will be made for other nations to associate themselves with its findings or recommended policy?

:I shall be glad if my hon. Friend will repeat his question when the Conference has concluded its sittings.

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will state, for each commercial treaty which contains a clause at variance with the provisions of the Safeguarding of Industries Bill, what term must elapse between the denunciation of the treaty and the date when it ceases to have effect?

:On 13th June, in reply to a question by the

hon. Member for East Newcastle (Major Barnes) I had printed in the OFFICIAL REPOET a list of countries between which and the United Kingdom there are in force treaties, conventions or engagements containing provisions which would have to be considered on the ground that they may be held to limit the action of His Majesty's Government in respect of the duties leviable on the goods of their manufacture on importation into the United Kingdom. Below is a statement showing the dates when these treaties, conventions or engagements are terminable: