asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that owing to the absence of a Sunday train service between Wigan and Irlam, great inconvenience is caused to workmen in the steel industry resident in the neighbourhood of Warrington, who are thereby deprived of the opportunity of undertaking work on Sundays, for which overtime wages are paid; and whether he will accordingly make representations to the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company with a view to the provision of such Sunday train service or, alternatively, grant permission to the Lancashire United Transport Company to run motor-omnibuses for the conveyance of such workmen?

I have taken up this matter with the London and North Eastern Railway Company, who proved to be the Company actually concerned. They inform me that they did not receive the information necessary to enable them to decide what additional train service was required until the 30th January, when they at once made arrangements to introduce a suitable additional service as from Sunday, 7th February. I trust that this will remove all inconvenience to the workmen concerned.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many men employed in the Royal Navy torpedo factory in Greenock had to travel to and from Alexandria and elsewhere beyond a radius of 10 miles from Greenock, respectively, daily for each of the months of 1936; and how many men similarly employed or employed otherwise in his Department in Alexandria and elsewhere beyond a radius of 10 miles from Greenock, respectively, had to travel to and from Greenock daily for each of the said months?

No men employed in the Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock, during 1936 had to travel daily from Alexandria. The numbers of men so employed during the various months of that year who had to travel daily from other places more than 10 miles from Greenock are as follow:

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has considered the letter from Mr. W. S. McCann, of Bristol, relating to the 1820 Memorial Settlers' Association of South Africa; and whether he will have an impartial inquiry into the affairs of this association?

I have received representations from Mr. McCann arising out of the settlement of his son under the auspices of the 1820 Memorial Settlers in the Union of South Africa, and, having regard to the fact that the Association is in receipt of financial assistance from the Government under the Empire Settlement Act, I have asked the Association for their observations. I am also consulting the United Kingdom High Commissioner in the Union of South Africa on certain aspects of the matter. Pending the result of these inquiries, I can express no opinion upon Mr. McCann's representations, but I think it right to say that the Oversea Settlement Department has co-operated with the Association for over 10 years and that no question as to the efficiency and value of the work of the Association has arisen until now.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether steps are being taken to incorporate in the Finance Bill for the current Session any of the recommendations in the Income Tax Codification Report; and, if not, whether these recommendations will form the basis of separate legislation?

The examination of the proposals of the Income Tax Codification Committee is proceeding, but I am unable at present to indicate when it may be possible to introduce legislation.

asked the Postmaster-General whether it is intended that the British Broadcasting Corporation will have a monopoly in respect of the use or rejection of any television transmission system which is discovered in future?

It is not intended that the British Broadcasting Corporation should be responsible for accepting or rejecting any television transmitting system which may be discovered in the future. The Television Advisory Committee is charged with the duty of advising me on this and other points arising in connection with the development of the broadcast television service.

asked the Minister of Labour whether taking the last returns in the Ministry of Labour Gazette of unemployment among seamen, he can state how such unemployment is divided up among the different grades of workers on board ships.

I regret that information is not available which would enable the numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed in the shipping industry classification to be analysed so as to show separately the different grades of workers on board ship. The figures include, moreover, in addition to seamen, a number of persons who are normally employed in non-sea-going occupations.