asked the Minister of Health what was the birth rate per 1,000 in Great Britain and in the principal countries in Europe, respectively, for the last year in respect of which statistics are available and for the previous two years, respectively?

For the most recent three years for which figures are available, namely, 1930, 1931 and 1932, the birth rates per 1,000 of the population in Great Britain were 16.7, 16.2 and 15.6 respectively. Figures of birth rates, so far as available, for the principal countries in Europe for 1932 and previous years will be found in Table Q in the Registrar-General's Statistical Review for 1932—"Tables, Part II Civil."

asked the Home Secretary how many policemen, selected from the ranks for training at the Police College, had service of less than six months, of six months and less than a year, of a year and less than 18 months, of 18 months and less than two years; how many of these had been educated at public schools and how many at secondary schools; and how many had served in the Navy, Army or Air Force as cadets or commissioned officers?

Of the 40 men selected from the force to undergo training at the Metropolitan Police College, none had less than 18 months' service; five had less than two years' service: 15 had been at public schools; 21 had been at secondary schools; and none had served as cadets or commissioned officers in the Navy, Army or Air Force.