asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much capital was exported from the United Kingdom in each year since 1945; and what were the amounts going to each of the principal countries involved.

I would refer my hon. Friend to Cmd. 7793, Table IV, item 16, and to the explanatory notes. It is impossible to estimate with any precision the movements of capital between individual sterling area countries.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer with which countries agreements are now in force governing the release of sterling balances and the amounts that have been released under each agreement.

Agreements governing the release of sterling balances are now in force with the following countries:—Brazil, Ceylon, Egypt, India, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Sweden, Uruguay. Total sterling releases to these countries during the first nine months of 1949 amounted to £206 million, but it would not be proper for me to publish figures for actual drawings by individual countries.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the National Debt in 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and at present, giving the amount per head of the population for each of those years.

The following are the figures:

asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the particulars supplied to him relating to the requisitioning of the 15th century chapel, Bewerley Grange, Nidderdale, an ancient monument on which the owner spent £1,100 on purchase and repair, with the approval of the Ancient Monuments Board, he will direct the Pateley Bridge Council to derequisition the property, and reimburse the owner for the losses incurred.

I understand that the Council are already releasing the property from requisition. Compensation is payable to the owners on the terms laid down in statutes.

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of diphtheria were reported among children up to the age of 16 in 1948; and the number of such children who had been inoculated against the disease.

, pursuant to his reply to a supplementary question by Mr. D. Marshall [OFFICIAL REPORT, 5th May, 1949; Vol. 464, c. 1199–1200] supplied the following information: Local authority returns show that in England and Wales 2,431 children under the age of 15 were reported as suffering from diphtheria in 1948, and that 788 of them had been immunised, while of 126 children who died from diphtheria only six were immunised. Figures are not available for children of age 15 to 16.

asked the Minister of Food what regulations he intends to make in connection with the serving of turkey in hotels and restaurants during the Christmas period.

I propose, as in previous years, to restrict the service of turkeys in hotels and restaurants to one day during the Christmas period.

asked the Minister of Supply what was the total number of staff in his Department or employed by his Department enaged in the disposal of surplus war stores and of fixed assets or in their maintence pending disposal at 1st April, 1949, and at the latest convenient date; and what reduction in these numbers it is proposed to make by 1st April, 1950.

The total numbers of non-industrial staff employed by my Department on the disposal of surplus war stores and of fixed assets and in their maintenance pending disposal were 1,223 on 1st April, 1949, and 831 on 1st October, 1949. It is proposed to reduce this number to 484 by 1st April, 1950. Industrial staff, who are employed on disposals work, numbered 3,412 on 1st April and 2,267 on 1st October, 1949. It is proposed to reduce this number to 1,903 by 1st April, 1950.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the numbers of children and young persons found guilty of indictable offences in England and Wales in 1949 compare with the numbers in 1948.

Provisional figures for the period from 1st January to 31st August of this year show that 16,741 boys and girls under the age of 14, and 10,340 aged 14–17, were found guilty of indictable offences and dealt with in magistrates' courts. The figures for the corresponding period of 1948 were 17,481 and 11,386. The decreases in 1949 were thus 740 and 1,046, or 4 per cent. and 9 per cent.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how far the figures for indictable offences in England and Wales this year show any decline as compared with 1948.

The provisional returns for the period from 1st January to 31st August of this year show that 12,263 persons were found guilty at assizes and quarter sessions of indictable offences, and that 64,696 persons were found guilty at magistrates' courts of indictable offences. These figures are 1,924 (or 14 per cent.) and 7,895 (or 11 per cent.) less than those for the corresponding period of last year.

asked the Minister of Agriculture to state for Great Britain the value of the net output per agricultural worker; and the number of people fed per agricultural worker.

I regret that these figures are not available, but I hope to publish some figures within the next few months which will approximately answer the first part of the Question and may help to an understanding on the second part. I shall be glad to send the hon. Member a copy of the figures in advance of their publication.