asked the First Commissioner of Works the present members of the Ancient Monuments Board; how many meetings have been held in the last two years; what steps are being taken to hasten scheduling under the Ancient Monuments Act, 1913; and why only 12 monuments have been so dealt with in Staffordshire?

The present members of the Ancient Monuments Board for England are:

• Sir Lionel Earle, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G. (Chairman).
• Sir George Duckworth, C.B., F.S.A.
• Sir Reginald Blomfield, R.A., F.R.I.B.A.
• Sir Banister Fletcher, P.R.I.B.A., F.S.A.
• R. A. Smith, Esq., F.S.A.
• E. R. Dalrymple Maclagan, Esq., C.B.E., F.S.A.
• W. Page, Esq., V.P.S.A.
• R. C. Bosanquet, Esq., F.S.A.
• A. W. Clapham, Esq., Secretary S.A.
• Colonel J. W. Robinson Parker, C.B., F.S.A.
• Sir Charles R. Peers, C.B.E., P.S.A., F.B.A., F.R.I.B.A.
• Right Hon. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bart., M.P.

The Board has met twice in the past two years. Scheduling is being pressed forward with all the speed possible having regard to the numbers of the permanent staff, and to the fact that much of the information has to be supplied with the aid of voluntary local correspondents. I am informed that Staffordshire is not rich in ancient monuments, but I will have inquiries made into the possibility of accelerating the progress of scheduling.

asked the Secretary of State for War what special recruitment means are being taken in and around Newcastle-on-Tyne?

No steps are being taken which are special to the Newcastle area. A recruiting campaign has been going on throughout the country for the past six months in order to bring to the notice of eligible men the opportunities offered by the Army as a career.

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in how many rating appeals under the Derating Acts the Attorney-General has appeared in court in person?

No record is kept differentiating the cases in such a way; and if the files were searched to supply the information, the result would be almost wholly misleading.

asked the President of the Board of Education for what proportion of the boys and girls, respectively, in primary schools systematic instruction in swimming is provided?

No statistics upon this subject have been collected by my Department, but systematic instruction in swimming is being increasingly given by local education authorities.

asked the Home Secretary how many Soviet citizens have been permitted to land in this country since 1st July, 1929, who have previously been refused permission to land or whose landing was conditional; and how many Soviet citizens are at present in this country under similar conditions?

I regret that available statistics do not enable me to give the figures asked for.

asked the Home Secretary the names of the Russian side of the executive council of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce; and for what period those gentleman have received permission to reside in England?

The names and the respective dates up to which leave to land has been granted or extended are as follow:

• Mr. J. D. Yensen, 16th January, 1932.
• Mr. R. N. Fridman, 2nd April, 1932.
• Mr. F. L. Ginsburg, 15th June, 1932.
• Mr. J. D. Goldfarb, 4th October, 1931.
• Mr. H. S. Dukalsky, 26th September, 1931.

asked the Home Secretary if he intends to issue regulations under Section 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act, 1908; and in how many cases since that Act was passed costs have been paid under the Act to cover the expenses of prosecution and defence, respectively?

I do not propose making any further regulations under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act, 1908. As regards the second part of the question, orders as to the costs of the prosecution and as to allowances to witnesses are continually being made under the Act and orders as to the costs of poor prisoners' defence are made in cases where free legal aid is granted. The desired figures, however, are not available.

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that many motor-omnibus owner-drivers are experiencing difficulties in getting their licences to ply for hire though forms are correctly filled in; and if he will inquire into the matter?

I am not clear what kind of licences my hon. Friend has in mind, but, speaking generally, I am not aware of any undue delay in dealing with applications for licences of any kind under Part IV of the Road Traffic Act, 1930. I may add that I have made a Public Service Vehicles (Transitory Provisions) Order, which, Subject to the conditions set out therein, allows for and regulates the continuance of existing services and authorises existing drivers and conductors to continue to act, until the Traffic Commissioners have been able to deal with and come to a decision upon the applications for licences made to them.

asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the difficulty being experienced in obtaining the entry of ancient Greek and Roman coins into this country; and whether he will take steps to avoid the delays now existing?

In the cases to which I understand the hon. Member refers, the coins were sent by the insured letter post; and as the inclusion of articles other than bank notes or documents of value in such letters is prohibited under the International Regulations, the letters were correctly returned to the country of origin.

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the reports from his representatives indicate a recovery of British trade in any parts of the world; and, if so, which?

I am afraid the reports do not indicate any definite signs of the immediate recovery of United Kingdom trade in oversea markets.

Numbers of persons, resident in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, on the registers of Employment Exchanges.
Date.					Men.	Women.	Juveniles.	Total.
1928.
16th April	…	…	…	…	1,961	294	201	2,456
14th May	…	…	…	…	2,026	285	170	2,481
11th June	…	…	…	…	1,817	308	137	2,262
1929.
15th April	…	…	…	…	1,957	349	215	2,521
13th May	…	…	…	…	1,792	309	132	2,233
17th June	…	…	…	…	1,844	298	86	2,228
1930.
14th April	…	…	…	…	2,532	594	145	3,271
12th May	…	…	…	…	2,576	664	295	3,535
16th June	…	…	…	…	2,587	772	201	3,560
1931.
13th April	…	…	…	…	3,817	1,191	447	5,455
11th May	…	…	…	…	3,822	1,225	398	5,445
15th June	…	…	…	…	3,741	1,220	285	5,246

asked the Minister of Labour the number of appeals awaiting decision by the umpire, and the number which have been awaiting decision for a month or more?

The number of appeals awaiting decision in the umpire's office on 4th July was 1,776, of which about 100 have been awaiting decision for a month or more.

asked the Minister of Labour whether she will consider issuing for the guidance of local authorities, having in view the regularity of the materials they deal in, a table showing the marginal differences in which the British price might exceed the foreign and yet lessen expenditure through the saving on relief and the gain to trade generally?

No, Sir, I am afraid it would be impracticable to do this.

asked the Minister of Health if he can now give the House information as to the results of the first year's work of the clinic for the treatment of rheumatism at Peto Place; and if he is aware of any proposals for the extension of this work in other localities?

The British Red Cross Society have recently published a report on this clinic to which I would refer the hon. Member. I am satisfied that the clinic is fulfilling a useful purpose, but it would be premature to attempt to assess the results of its work. I am aware that some suggestions for the extension of this work in other localities are under consideration, and if any proposals are submitted to my Department they will, of course, receive careful examination.

asked the Minister of Health what is the number of council houses erected by the Billericay Rural District Council in the parishes of Lain-don, Pitsea, Vange, Basildon, and Wick-ford, respectively?

No houses have been built in the parishes named. The council have, however, provided or are taking steps to provide in other parishes of the district for the needs of the inhabitants of these parishes.

asked the Minister of Health what is the number of council houses erected by the Orsett, Rochford, and Billericay Rural District Councils, respectively, since the War; and what is, in each case, the number for which schemes have been submitted but not yet completed?

The numbers erected up to 31st May last were 682, 274 and 30 respectively; the numbers under construction on that date were 20, 12 and 18, and the numbers approved, but not commenced by that date were two, 22 and 22 respectively.