asked the Under-Secretary of State for India who is the responsible authority dealing with the censorship of films for publication in India?

Censorship of films in India is under the control of local governments, who, in accordance with the provisions of the Cinematograph Act of 1918, may be empowered to set up censorship boards. Five such boards are now in existence at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Lahore and Rangoon.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that the United States of America and ourselves were both signatories to the Nine Power Treaty of 1922, he proposes to consult the Washington Government with the object of upholding our obligations as well as our rights under the treaty in question?

I presume that my bon. Friend refers in this connection to the present situation in North China. As I stated in reply to a supplementary question asked by the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. Morgan Jones) on 19th June, His Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States of America are in close touch on this matter.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of revenue in respect of stamp duty on cheques for the years 1933–34 and 1934–35?

The revenue from the stamp duty on cheques was £3,594,000 in the year 1933–34 and £3,788,000 in the year 1934–36.

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the approximate annual revenue based on the present rate of importations from the duty levied on foreign dairy produce imported into this country?

The present rate of importations of foreign dairy produce would not form an adequate basis for estimating the approximate annual revenue derived therefrom, but the revenue received in the financial year 1934–35 from the duties on foreign dairy produce as classified under Class I, Group E, of the Official Trade Accounts was approximately £4,825,000.

asked the Postmaster-General whether a decision has yet been reached with regard to the provision of the new television station for the Greater London area; what will be the boundaries of the area served thereby; and by what date it is expected to commence operations?

As I stated in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Wentworth (Mr. Paling) on Monday last, the use of a site at the Alexandra Palace has been authorised for the projected London Television Station, and tenders have been invited for the supply of the necessary apparatus: but I am not in a position to say when broadcasting operations will commence. The Television Advisory Committee anticipates that this station will enable service to be provided for the Greater London area, but the limits of effective service can only be determined when it is in operation.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the loss to farmers and members of the meat and leather trades in this country caused by the action of the warble fly on cattle; and, if so, what action he proposes to take with the object of the extermination of the warble fly from this country?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to-day to questions on this subject by my hon. Friend the Member for East Fife (Mr. H. Stewart), the Member for the St. Rollox Division of Glasgow (Mr. Leonard) and my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen, North (Mr. Burnett).

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils in the county of Sutherland took Gaelic for their school-leaving certificate last year; what facilities are provided at the secondary schools of Sutherland to enable children to take the course for Celtic studies at the universities; and what encouragement is being given to Gaelic teachers in Sutherland to perfect themselves in modern methods of Gaelic teaching?

No pupils in, the county of Sutherland took Gaelic at the leaving certificate examination last year. No course in Gaelic is provided at any of the secondary schools in Sutherland, for the reason that the number of pupils desiring to take such a course is so very small that its provision would not be justified. The education authority give favourable consideration to applications for bursaries tenable outwith the county at a secondary school where a course in Gaelic is provided. One such bursary to Dingwall Academy has recently been granted to a candidate taking Gaelic in her leaving certificate course. In regard to the last part of the question, I am informed that the education authority have always been willing to assist, by payment of travelling expenses and fees, any teachers who wish to take vacation courses in Gaelic. Such a vacation course was held in Inverness last year, and some nine or ten primary school teachers from Sutherland attended it with this authority's assistance.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will obtain from the county councils or local authorities concerned approximate figures as to the number of acres of land lost by coastal erosion in the counties of Norfolk, Lancashire and Devonshire during the past 10 years?

I have communicated with the three county councils mentioned by my hon. and gallant Friend and have ascertained that the desired figures are not available.

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what has been the practical outcome of the visit of the Egyptian Economic Mission to this country; and whether any new trade agreement or increase of trade is anticipated as a result between the two countries?

So far as I am aware, the Mission's report to their Government has not yet been published, and until I have seen what recommendations it contains I am unable to express an opinion.

asked the Home Secretary whether the Air Raid Department of the Home Office, in drawing up its plans for the protection of London against air raids, proposes to make provision for the safely of horses as well as human beings?

Yes, Sir. The problem of protecting horses from the effects of air attacks has already received some attention, and will be further examined when the precautions for protecting human beings are further advanced.

asked the Minister of Health the total amount which local authorities have borrowed by loan or other means which was still outstanding in 1930 and each subsequent year, giving the total amounts repaid by sinking or other funds during the year?

The following statement gives the desired particulars for local authorities in England and Wales for the years 1930 to 1933. Figures for later years are not yet available.

asked the Minister of Health the number of patients in mental hospitals in England and Wales for 1926, 1930, 1933, and 1934; and the average cost per head per week?

The available figures are as follow:

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make any statement with regard to the steps which have been taken to control the exceptional outbreak of malaria in Ceylon; and whether he is satisfied that the steps now being taken are likely to put an end to this outbreak?

The steps which have been taken were detailed in oral replies given by my predecessor to questions, on 27th March and 5th June, by the hon. Baronet the Member for South-East St. Pancras (Sir A. Beit) and the hon. and gallant Member for the Isle of Wight (Captain P. Macdonald), respectively. Since the latter date the Governor has reported that the State Council of Ceylon have recently voted a further sum of Rs.2,000,000 for the relief of distress due to sickness and shortage of food, arising from the malaria epidemic and the failure of the harvest. The new drug atebrin-mussonate is undergoing trials in the larger hospitals and certain groups of villages in the epidemic area. I am satisfied that the Government of Ceylon are taking all reasonable measures for dealing with the outbreak, and that they will give the fullest consideration to any further recommendations which may be made by the special officer who is engaged on an expert investigation of the situation.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any steps are being taken to promote the cultivation of Sea Island cotton; and, if so, in which Colonies?

Sea Island cotton cultivation has been established in certain British West Indian Colonies for over 30 years. There has been no question in recent years of action being required to stimulate the cultivation of the cotton, as the industry found great difficulty in disposing of its existing production, and stocks of Sea Island cotton had accumulated. It was clear, therefore, that what was required was rather stimulation of consumption and the regulation of production to meet it. The matter was taken in hand about 18 months ago by the industry itself on its own initiative; the assistance of Governments was, however, enlisted in order that the arrangements made might, be effective. Acreage was restricted and stocks thereby reduced and machinery was instituted to ensure that in future production should be regulated in accordance with demand. As stated by my predecessor in a reply to the hon. Member for Moseley (Mr. Hannon) on 8th May (of which a copy is being sent to my hon. Friend) an advisory committee has been set up in this country to assist the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association in promoting the interests of the industry, and I have no doubt that the situation will be watched with a view to increasing the production as soon as improved demand warrants such an increase. Indeed, I have some reason to hope that demand will show an increase in future.