asked the Minister of Transport whether the survey which is to be undertaken by the East and West Riding County Councils aided by a grant from his Department, into the possibility of constructing a new bridge over the River Ouse in or near Selby will be confined only to that area to which the Selby Bridge Act monopoly does not apply?

The survey will not be confined to a specified area, but will cover the sites of various alternative schemes which have been suggested.

asked the Minister of Transport the extent to which local authorities have made use of their powers under Section 1 (3) of the Roads Act, 1920, authorising them to fine, without police court proceedings, anyone for not taking up a current motor-car licence; and whether he possesses any statistics to show the amount of money raised by the county councils by the use of these powers?

Local authorities exercise their powers to impose mitigated penalties in connection with Excise offences under the Roads Act, 1920, accordng to their discretion. The amount collected in respect of such penalties in 1933 was £13,378, of which sum county councils collected £9,948.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what steps are being taken to prevent the extension of pylons throughout the country affecting the safety of aeroplanes when flying, or being forced to fly, at low altitudes; and whether he is satisfied that the markings on such pylons are of a nature to warn aviators of their existence in the vicinity?

Every endeavour is made to avoid the erection of pylons near aerodromes, or possible sites for aerodromes, where the danger to aircraft would be most acute, and diversion of the proposed routes for high tension cables has in many cases been arranged on this account. The devising of suitable methods for warning aircraft of the existence of pylons raises a number of involved technical issues, and the whole problem is still under investigation.

asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that during a talk, "For farmers only," on 6th June, between 7.5 and 7.25 p.m., the speaker stated that a certain vaccine could be obtained from a certain poultry research laboratory and other particulars with regard thereto, and omitted to state that the same vaccine could be obtained from the laboratories of the Ministry of Agriculture and other private laboratories; and will he notify the British Broadcasting Corporation that in future no talks must be permitted which contain any such private advertisement?

My right hon. Friend is communicating with the British Broadcasting Corporation on this subject, and will inform my hon. and gallant Friend of the result.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if it is still the practice in any of the Crown Colonies to deny persons being tried on a capital charge in any of the courts the right to be represented by counsel; and, if so, in which Crown Colonies is this practice still in operation?

The right of representation by counsel is allowed to persons under trial on a capital charge in all Colonial courts. This does not apply to certain native courts in the Protectorate of Nigeria, where special conditions obtain. On this point, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to a question by the hon. Member for the Colne Valley (Mr. Mallalieu) on 18th April last.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the last date and place on which a person convicted on a capital charge in any of the Crown Colonies was executed in public; and if this practice has now been abolished?

So far as I am aware, there has been only one instance of a public execution for many years past in any of the Colonies or Protectorates. This case was reported to me in 1932 from Uganda, and on receipt of the report I at once issued instructions that the practice must not be repeated.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has observed the Jewish protests over the inadequacy of the immigration quota at present in force in Palestine; and whether he will take steps to revise this quota?

It has always been agreed that the responsibility for fixing the half-yearly quota of labour immigrants must rest with the High Commissioner for Palestine, who is in the best position to judge the economic absorptive capacity of the country.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the amount spent in the last financial year in support of adult education; the names of the organisations receiving grants, with the amount received in each case, and the respective figures for the year 1928; the number of classes in England and Wales providing adult education during the last complete year for which figures are available; and the names of the councils or organisations

The following table shows the bodies in receipt of grants from the board in the financial year 1933–1934 in respect of classes, schools, etc., conducted under the Adult Education Regulations during the school year 1932–1933, the grants paid and the number of classes, etc., held, and full-time tutors recognised; together with the grants paid in the financial year 1928–1929 in respect of the school year 1927–1928. The separate expenditure incurred by local authorities on classes, etc., of this type cannot be stated.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any reply to the inquiry he recently sent to the Kenya Government as to its views on the suggested research inquiry into native mentality along the lines recently indicated by Dr. Gordon; and, if so, what the reply has been?

No, Sir; I am still awaiting an expression of the Governor's views, and I expect that he will wish to consult his advisers and review the whole matter with care.