asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what proportion of the men offering themselves as recruits for the Army nowadays are unvaccinated; what proportion were unvaccinated in the year 1900 or thereabouts; whether the proportion of bad arms following vaccination in the Army to-day is larger than it was when the vaccinations were mainly revaccinations; and what statistics are available covering these points?

I regret that the information asked for is not available.

asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what is the present ration strength of the Army in the United Kingdom?

The daily average number of rations issued in kind during the first quarter of 1934 was 87,707.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the legislation which it is proposed to introduce in Malaya and Ceylon to put into effect the new rubber restriction scheme will be first published in this country, in order to enable it to be examined in detail by consuming interests?

No, Sir. The legislation is required only to authorise the Governments concerned to carry out the obligations to which they are pledged under the scheme and to provide in detail for the equitable distribution of the global quota among the individual producers. These are not matters with which the consuming interests are directly interested.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are to be taken to consult with manufacturers in this country who use rubber in large quantities as to the precise terms of the restriction scheme before this is given legislative force by the producing, colonies?

His Majesty's Government do not propose further to consult manufacturers in this country regarding the precise terms of the regulation scheme before it is given legislative force in the Colonial Empire. I have already received and considered various representations on points of detail from manufacturers, and the latter will be able to make any further representations which they think fit through the panel of consumers.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will recommend to the Colonial Governments under his control the adoption of a Surtax upon all goods brought into their respective countries by foreign ships which are subsidised against our own?

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on the 1st of May to the hon. Members for Sunderland (Mr. Storey) and East Willesden (Mr. D. G. Somerville).

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the output

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many foreign firms have established works in this country during the past two years; and what is the approximate number of British and foreign workeople, respectively, employed therein?

In 1932, 122 factories employing 25 or more workers were established by, or with the assistance of, foreign concerns and were employing about 8,500 workers at the end of April, 1933. In 1933, 37 such factories were established and were employing 3,465 workers at the end of December, 1933. The number of foreign workpeople included in these figures could only be ascertained by individual investigation, but it is known to be quite small. Foreign workpeople are only permitted on the ground of special qualification, or for short periods for the purpose of training British workpeople or starting a new enterprise.

asked the Minister of Labour if he can state the daily average number of men that he expects to have in training camps during this coming summer?

Accommodation will be provided this summer at instructional centres for 5,270 men at a time; of these, 2,850 men will be in the 14 semi-permanent hutment camps (open all the of blast furnaces in America, France, Belgium, and this country, respectively, in the years 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933, respectively?

The information is given in the following table :year round), 1,850 at the 12 tented camps which are open during the summer months only (May-September) and 570 at the three non-residential centres (open all the year round). The duration of the course is approximately three months.

asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that in some cases unemployed workmen engaged on test work have sustained accidents resulting in injuries for which they are not entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts; and whether, in view of this and of the fact that in the case of a fatal accident to a person so employed no compensation might be payable to his dependants, he will consider providing, by legislation, that men injured in accidents whilst engaged in test work and their dependants in the case of fatal accidents shall receive the benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Acts?

No such case has been brought to my notice, but I do not see how the principles of the Workmen's Compensation Acts, which apply to workmen engaged for wages under a contract of service, could be applied in the case of persons occupied in work under the conditions here in question.

asked the Minister of Transport what restrictions are at present enforced on any existing road haulage contractor from increasing the number of his fleet?

The licensing system introduced under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, will, so far as road haulage contractors are concerned, come into operation on the 1st October next, and it will be necessary for hauliers to satisfy the licensing authority as to the

asked the Home Secretary whether he will give the House the following details of the four fatal accidents which occurred in the streets of Oxford between 20th November, 1932, and 24th April, 1933, in which private motor cars were involved; the approximate time of day at which each accident happened, the locality and circumstances, the speed at which the vehicle was alleged to be travelling at the time, and the party to whom the accident was attributed?

The details are as follows :