asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in the Dunbartonshire Education Trust Scheme the county is referred to as Dumbartonshire whereas it should be Dunbartonshire; and, if so, is he prepared to have the matter rectified?

I am aware that the county is so referred to in the Scheme framed by the Endowments Commissioners and that different views are held as to the correct spelling of the county name. Alteration of the spelling would involve an amending Scheme and I do not think that such a Scheme would be justified for this purpose alone.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the case of the two ex-service men who were in receipt of disability pensions for war wounds and who died in the criminal lunatic asylum at Perth within the past seven years, it was because the burial grant was so small that these men were placed in paupers' graves; and will he state the amount paid by the prison authorities to the undertaker in respect of each funeral?

I think the hon. Member may be under a misapprehension about the payment of grants for burial. No such grant is payable by the Ministry of Pensions in the case of a man who died in the Criminal Lunatic Department whose death is not due to a pensionable disability. Of the two ex-service men who died in the Criminal Lunatic Department of Perth Prison during the past seven years and were buried at public expense, one only had been awarded a disability pension. As neither of the men died from pensionable disability and as the relatives did not arrange for burial, the Prisons Department for Scotland made the burial arrangements. The costs incurred were £2 7s. 6d. and£2 8s. respectively.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the approximate amount of barley used in poultry production in this country, having in view the successful use of barley in the United States; and if he has made available any list of suggested balanced ration with barley content which has proved satisfactory in eliminating fattening tendencies?

I regret that I am unable to give any estimate of the amount of barley used for poultry-feeding in this country. Recommendations as to the use of barley and barley meal in poultry rations are made in the Ministry's Bulletin No. 7: "Scientific Principles of Poultry Feeding."

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in circulating his Return of Scheduled Diseases to local authorities in Great Britain, he will in future state, where it is possible, the locality to which outbreaks of sheep-scab have been traced so as to distinguish outbreaks which have originated within any county from cases caused by importation of sheep suffering from scab from another county?

I regret that it is not possible to give effect to the hon. Member's request, as in the majority of cases the origin of disease is not known when the return is published. I have arranged that where the origin is definitely ascertained the information shall be published in the Annual Report of Proceedings under the Diseases of Animals Acts.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken to provide for the storage of essential foodstuffs and raw materials in excess of normal reserves; for what period, respectively, these various reserves are intended to last; and whether they are protected against contamination by poison gas or aerial bombing?

I am not at present in a position to make any statement on the subject of the storage of reserves of foodstuffs or raw materials.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any instructions have been sent to the British naval commanders in Northern Spanish waters informing them that they are to take all practical steps to carry out the Government's policy to afford all possible protection to British merchant ships who, in spite of the Government's advice, desire to enter Spanish territorial waters even though there may exist a de facto state of blockade outside those waters?

I have nothing to add to the very full statements which were made on behalf of His Majesty's Government during the Debate on the Adjournment on 20th April.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will endeavour to obtain information as to whether any of the Englishmen serving with the international brigade in Spain have been taken prisoner by the insurgent forces in Spain, and as to the fate of any such prisoners?

In accordance with the statement which was made in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Kingswinford (Mr. A. Henderson) on 24th March, His Majesty's representatives at Hendaye and Valencia were instructed to request the competent Spanish authorities to furnish an assurance that all British prisoners in their hands would be treated in conformity with the rules usually applied to prisoners of war, and to inform them that His Majesty's Government would take a serious view of any treatment of volunteers of British nationality more severe than that justified by these rules. Inquiries were also made with a view to ascertaining the numbers and, if possible, the names of any British subjects taken prisoner by either side.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the protection of the Navy will be afforded off Bilbao in the event of a British merchant vessel inside territorial waters being fired on by a rebel warship outside territorial waters, and in the event of a British merchant vessel outside territorial waters being fired on by a rebel warship inside territorial waters?

I have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers which I gave yesterday to the hon. Member for the Kingswinford Division (Mr. A. Henderson).

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Jews have been killed and how many wounded as a result of Arab attacks each month during the latest six months for which figures are available; and what steps are being taken to prevent further outbreaks of violence?

The figures are as follows: From 12th October to 12th February, one killed. From 13th February to 18th March, eight killed and 25 wounded; of these casualties 18 were due to a single bomb explosion. From 19th March to 20th April, one killed. As regards the latter part of the question, I have nothing to add to recent replies.

asked the Minister of Labour how many men, women, boys and girls, respectively, are registered as unemployed in the Borough of Leyton; and what percentages these numbers represent?

Following is the reply. The numbers of persons resident in the Borough of Leyton who were registered as unemployed at 15th March, 1937, were:

Men aged 18 years and over	1,673
Boys aged 14 and under 18 years	31
Women aged 18 years and over	340
Girls aged 14 and under 18 years	12
Total	2,056

The percentage rates of unemployment among persons aged 16–64 insured under the general scheme in Leyton at the same date were 5·7 for males and 3·4 for females.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give any statistics for Kent showing the extent to which the unemployment regulations have reduced the number of able-bodied unemployed on out-relief in the different centres?

According to the latest figures available about 750 cases, who might otherwise have been in receipt of outdoor relief in Kent, were taken over by the Unemployment Assistance Board as a consequence of the Second Appointed Day.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of men and women in Glasgow unemployed on 1st April 1937; the numbers in each Parliamentary area; and similar numbers and totals for each year since 1st April, 1918?

Following is the statement. The latest figures relate to 15th March, 1937. The table below shows the numbers of unemployed men and women, aged 18 and over, registered at Employment Exchanges situated in the large burgh of Glasgow at a date in March of each year since 1923, the earliest year for which comparable figures are available. Corresponding information is not available in respect of Parliamentary Divisions.

Date and numbers of unemployed persons, aged 18 and over, registered at Employment Exchanges in Glasgow.
March.			Men.	Women.
1923	…	…	64,545	10,832
1924	…	…	53,209	11,552
1925	…	…	53,173	14,130
1926	…	…	56,259	9,133
1927	…	…	43,602	6,960
1928	…	…	34,644	5,912
1929	…	…	42,700	8,720
1930	…	…	52,587	19,791
1931	…	…	85,183	20,424
1932	…	…	95,586	16,958
1933	…	…	101,482	17,770
1934	…	…	94,779	15,800
1935	…	…	86,069	15,115
1936	…	…	77,591	14,448
1937	…	…	65,954	15,038

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the total number of unemployed persons in the building trades on 1st April, 1937; the number in each trade; and similar figures for each year since 1st April, 1918?

Following is the statement:

asked the Home Secretary whether in view of the conduct of a newspaper in relation to alleged incidents at Wandsworth prison, he will formally bring his view of that conduct to the notice of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association?

I am sure that the statement which I made on Monday will have been duly noted in responsible quarters and I do not think a further communication is necessary in this instance.

asked the Minister of Labour what is the local general rate per hour in the Stroud rural area for builders' labourers employed on aerodrome construction?

The rate of wages agreed upon by the National Joint Council for the Building Industry, for builders'

asked the Home Secretary what steps he proposes to take to implement the recommendations of the departmental Committee on the Working Hours of Young Persons?

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to a question on this subject by the hon. Member for Wentworth (Mr. Paling) on Thursday of last week.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will reassure West African traders that it is not the Government's intention to subordinate the transport, averaging 155,000 tons of yearly traffic, by the River Niger, the cheapest and best channel of trade evacuation for an area of 40,000 square miles, to transport by rail and road in Nigeria, thus neglecting to maintain and improve the facilities for water transport?

The relation between rail, river and road transport in Nigeria is at present under consideration by the Nigeria Transport Board in connection with the future of a section of the Nigeria Railways. I am expecting to receive a report from the Governor in the early summer, and I can assure my hon. and gallant Friend that I shall give the particular aspect of the matter to which he refers the most careful consideration in the light of the transport requirements of the country as a whole.