Written Answers
Board Of Education (Pensioned Employes)
asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will state the number of persons employed in his Department who are in receipt of salary and pension, apart from war or disability pension?
The number of persons employed in the Board's Office in Whitehall and in the Inspectorate who are in receipt of salary and pension, apart from war or disability pension, is 47, including two who receive a pension in respect of Colonial Service and three who receive a Police pension. At the Victoria and Albert and Science Museums the total number of persons involved is 111, of whom 46 are in receipt of Police pension.
Railway Trains (Open Door Dangers)
asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the fact that certain trains when drawing out of stations or approaching platforms run with the doors open, which may cause serious accidents to the public; and will he call the attention of the railway companies to the increasing danger of accidents so that further measures may be considered to safeguard the travelling public?
I have been in communication with the Companies in this matter, but I am not aware that there is an increase in accidents caused by passengers on platforms being struck by open carriage doors. The hon. Member is no doubt aware that the Companies' by-laws provide for a penalty for the offence of opening a carriage door while the train is in motion.
League Of Nations
Assyrian Refugees (Settlement)
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the present plans for the settlement of Assyrians from Iraq; and whether, in view of the difficulties of settlement in the Ghab area, the possibility of settlement on the Khabur is being envisaged?
The Committee of the Council of the League which has this matter in hand is sitting this week at Geneva, and I would ask the hon. and gallant Member to await the report on the present position which the Committee is expected shortly to submit to the Council.
| Date of Issue. | Loan. | When Repayable. | London Issue Price. | Present London Price. |
| 1923 | Austrian 6 per cent. Guaranteed Loan, 1923–43. | — | 80 | Paid off at 100 June, 1935 |
| 1924 | Hungarian 7½ per cent. Reconstruction Loan, 1924. | 1934–44 | 88 | 43 |
| 1924 | Greek 7 per cent. Refugee Loan, 1924 … | 1936–64 | 88 | 41 |
| 1925 | Danzig 7 per cent. Mortgage Loan, 1925 … | 1935–45 | 90 | 73 |
| 1926 | Bulgarian 7 per cent. Settlement Loan, 1926. | 1939–67 | 92 | 16 |
| 1927 | Estonian 7 per cent. (Banking and Currency Reform) Loan, 1927. | 1937–67 | 94½ | 97½ |
| 1927 | Free City of Danzig 6½ per cent (Tobacco Monopoly) Loan, 1927. | 1937–47 | 91 | 66 |
| 1928 | Greek 6 per cent. Stabilisation and Refugee Loan, 1928. | 1938–68 | 91 | 34 |
| 1928 | Bulgarian 7½ per cent. Stabilisation Loan, 1928. | 1938–68 | 96 | 16 |
Loans
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of loans issued under the authority of the League of Nations; for the benefit of which countries or cities; what was the date of issue of each, at what price, and at what figure do these loans stand on the London market to-day; and what is the approximate amount of British capital involved in each under Government guarantee?
The following loans were issued under the auspices of the League of Nations:Austrian Guaranteed Conversion Loan, 1934–59, which was issued to convert the Austrian 6 per cent. Guaranteed Loan, 1923–43, as also in respect of the Austrian Guaranteed Loan, 1933–53, I would refer my hon. Friend to the Annual Finance Accounts.For further details I would refer my hon. Friend to the Annual Reports of the League Loans Committee, which is presided over by my right hon. Friend the Member for West Birmingham (Sir A Chamberlain).