asked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been drawn to the great variation in the duration of the showing of the amber light at light-controlled crossings; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the amber light is displayed for a uniform and sufficient period?

The period of duration of the amber light is calculated with reference to the particular traffic conditions of each case. If, however, my hon. Friend has any specific instance in mind where he thinks that the period is unsatisfactory, I will be glad to know.

asked the Minister of Transport whether it is proposed to publish in respect of 1934 a detailed report on the cause of fatal road accidents similar to the report in respect of 1933?

A comprehensive analysis is being made of all fatal road accidents for the present year, and will be published.

asked the Minister of Transport whether he can furnish an estimate of the mileage of roads in Great Britain which are and are not, respectively, affected by the speed limit of 30 miles per hour?

I am asking local authorities to furnish me with these particulars. In view of the number of proposals for derestricting roads with which I am being called upon to deal, I would prefer, as I recently informed my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Clitheroe (Sir W. Brass), to allow the position to become more stabilised before giving these figures.

asked the Minister of Health the number of local authorities now exercising their powers under the Small Dwellings Asquisition Acts; the names of those authorities not exercising these powers; and the total amounts loaned during the past three years?

I will send the hon. Member the statement he desires as soon as it can be prepared.

asked the Minister of Health the highest and lowest rates of interest paid by borrowers under the Small Dwellings Asquisition Acts?

The highest rate chargeable on advances made under these Acts since the War has been 6½per cent.; the lowest is the current rate of 3½ per cent.

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployment insurance cards that have been issued month by month to juveniles between the ages of 14 and 15 from the Burnley Employment Exchange since unemployment insurance has been extended to juveniles under the age of 16?

The number of unemployment books issued from the Burnley Employment Exchange to juveniles of the ages of 14 and 15 in each of the months September, 1934, to April, 1935, was as follows

Month		Boys.	Girls.	Total.
1934.
September	…	854	692	1,546
October	…	105	85	190
November	…	71	56	127
December	…	30	53	83
1935.
January	…	61	72	133
February	…	97	77	174
March	…	62	49	111
April	…	65	80	145
		1,345	1,164	2,509

asked the Minister of Labour what number of young persons between the ages of 14 and 16 years of age and what number of young persons between 16 and 25 years of age are unemployed in South Wales and Monmouthshire, and what number in North Wales, separately?

The table below shows the number of young persons, aged 14–15, and aged 16 and under 21, registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges in South Wales and Monmouthshire and in North Wales at 15th April, 1935:

—	Aged14 and15.	Aged 16and under 21.
*South Wales and Monmouthshire.	8,015	16,730
North Wales	913	2,708
*Including the counties of Brecon, Carmarthen, Glamorgan, Pembroke and Monmouth

Statistics of the number of unemployed persons, aged 21 to 24 years inclusive, are not available for 15th April, but at 13th May there were approximately 22,450 unemployed persons of these ages on the registers of Employment Exchanges in South Wales and Monmouthshire, and 3,175 in North Wales.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for.Air what provision is being made for the erection of new aerodromes or for the training of men in Wales or Monmouthshire in connection with the new Air Force programme?

Proposals are under consideration for the establishment of an armament training camp and an aerodrome in connection therewith at Hell's Mouth in Carnarvonshire. Generally speaking, however, the terrain in Wales and Monmouthshire is unsuitable for the construction of aerodromes.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether any, and what, steps have been taken towards the establishment of a central airport for London?

This question is being actively investigated by the City Lands Committee of the Corporation of London, who are to report to the Common Council upon the possibility of providing an airport within or near the City of London.?

asked the Minister of Pensions how many cases have been brought to his notice in the last 12 months in which deserted wives have asked for help in tracing their pensioned ex-service husbands, against whom maintenance orders have been issued; and what is the attitude of his Department towards the disclosure of such addresses when the police are searching for the men concerned?

The records of my Department do not enable me to give the figure asked for in the first part of the question. With regard to the second part, while it is clearly in the interests of pensioners generally that all information obtained for the purposes of my administration should be treated as confidential, addresses would be given, in confidence, to the police in these exceptional cases.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what grant was paid to the Glamorgan education authority on elementary education for the years 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34 and 1934–35 and the estimated grant for 1935–36 on average attendance and on formula grant plus highly rated area grant, giving each separately?

The answer is as follows:

GLAMORGAN LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY.
Grants for Elementary Education.
Financial Year.	Formula Grant.	Necessitous Area Grant.	Total.
	£	£	£
1930–31,	476,584 (110,345)	43,816	520,400
1931–32	466,195 (125,196)	43,816	510,011
1932–33	430,702 (137,858)	47,354	478,056
1933–34 (estd.)	432,042 (136,323)	45,519	477,561
1934–35 (estd.)	450,550 (122,117)	38,392	488,942
1935–36 (estd.)	489,504 (108,305)	38,966	528,470

The amount of grant on average attendance included in the Formula Grant is enclosed in brackets.