asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court-martial and punishment returns of the Royal Navy were last published; and when it is intended to resume the old policy of publishing these annually?

The document in question—Returns of the number of Courts-Martial held and summary punishments inflicted—has not been published since 1913, when the Return for 1912 was issued. It was discontinued during the War, and, though resumption of publication was contemplated after the War, it was decided in 1924, in the interests of economy, not in future to print this Return.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many men and boys have presented themselves for recruitment to the Royal Navy in the Irish Free State and Ulster, respectively, in the current financial year; and how many have been accepted and rejected, respectively?

The numbers of men and boys who have presented themselves for recruitment to the Royal Navy from the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland during the current financial year are 313 and 1,432 respectively. Of the former number, two were accepted and 311 rejected, and of the latter number, 71 were accepted and 1,361 rejected.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the principal heads under which those recruits to the Royal Navy who were discharged within 12 months of their engagement on account of some medical or physical disability were invalided?

The disabilities for which recruits to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines were discharged within 12 months of their engagement during the year 1925 are shown in the following table. The figures for 1926 are not yet available;

asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of pilots trained by the Air Ministry between the 1st November, 1925, and the 1st November, 1926?

410 pilots qualified during the period stated.

asked the Minister of Labour if he can furnish an estimate of the number of persons insured against unemployment on 31st December, 1926, and, for comparison, the number on 31st December, 1925?

It is provisionally estimated that at 31st December, 1926, the number of persons (including those under special schemes) insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in Great Britain was approximately 11,824,000, the corresponding figure for 31st December, 1925, being 11,686,000.

asked the Postmaster-General when it is contemplated to commence further wireless beam tests between Australia and Great Britain?

The Contractors are at present carrying out their own tests, and it is anticipated that arrangements will be made for an official test within the next few weeks.

asked the Postmaster General whether he is able to give the latest figures showing the number of individual accounts in the Post Office Savings Bank, and the total amount represented by these accounts?

The estimated number of active accounts in the Post Office Savings Bank at 31st December, 1926, was 12,000,000, representing, with the 7,250,000 dormant accounts, an approximate balance due to depositors of £283,000,000.

asked the Postmaster-General whether he is able to state the approximate figures showing the amount of War Loan and other Government securities bought through the Post Office which are estimated to be still held by the purchasers?

The estimated amount of Government securities held through the Post Office Savings Bank Department on the 31st December last is £184,500,000.

asked the Postmaster-General what is the total number of sick-leave absences, and their average duration, among male and female established staff during the last five years?

I have no information as to the number of separate sick absences of the established staff of the Post Office, and I cannot therefore state the average duration of a sick absence. The average numbers of days of sick leave taken by established officers in each of the years 1922–1923 were as follow:

asked the Home Secretary the number of the Metropolitan police specially detailed for the search for Mrs. Agatha Christie; the time occupied; and the total cost, including the wages of the officers so detailed?

No members of the Metropolitan police were specially detailed for this purpose, and no cost was incurred by the Metropolitan police.