asked the Minister of Labour, in respect of how many persons who have ceased to be insurable under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, on account of being over 65 years of age, contributions were being paid by em-employers at the date nearest to 1st July, 1928, for which figures are available in insurable industry as a whole, and in the following industrial groups: Construction and repair of motor vehicles, cycles, and aircraft; hand tool, cutlery saw and file making; watches, clocks, plate, jewellery, &c., manufacture; silk and artificial silk; lace; and musical instrument making?

It is estimated that during the first half of 1928 contributions were paid by employers in respect of approximately 270,000 persons who had ceased to be insurable under the 'Unemployment Insurance Acts by reason of having attained the age of 65. The contribution cards of such persons do not indicate the industry to which they belong, but it is estimated that the numbers in the industries named were approximately as follow:

asked the Minister of Labour the number of men transferred from the mining areas to the Borough Employment Exchange, Walworth Road, since 1st January; the number of these still at work in the district; the number who have left the district; and the number who are now unemployed?

Inquiries still proceeding in connection with the matters referred to and when they are complete I will inform the hon. Member.

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many prosecutions have been made this year against owners of live stock for failing to promptly notify the authorities of the presence of foot-and-mouth disease on their farms; and what fines, if any, have been imposed?

Twenty prosecutions have been instituted this year against stockowners for failure to notify the existence or suspected existence of foot-and-mouth disease with all practicable speed. Six of these cases were dismissed, but in the other 14 cases the fines imposed amounted to a total of£255 10s. plus£56 3s. 6d. costs, giving an average penalty of£22 5s.

asked the Minister of Health which of the Metropolitan borough councils have undertaken, with the sanction of his Department, immunisation work by means of the Schick test for the purpose of reducing the attack rate of diphtheria?

The following metropolitan borough councils have, with the sanction of my Department, undertaken immunisation work of the kind referred to: Battersea, Camberwell, Deptford, Finsbury, Holborn, Lambeth, Poplar, St. Marylebone, Stoke Newington, Wandsworth and Westminster.