asked the Secretary of State for Air what further provision will be made in the Air Estimates to meet the deficiency arising as a result of the reduced contribution from the Federal Republic to the costs of maintaining our forces in Germany.

It is too early in the year to judge whether further provision will be necessary. The position will be kept under review.

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation why the permanent traffic signals in Sussex Gardens, Paddington, have been removed and replaced by police signals.

The permanent signals, which are very old, failed during the course of the road works now in progress and have been replaced, as a temporary measure, by police signals pending the provision of a new and up-to-date signal installation, for which a grant has been issued. When the proposed one-way working is introduced at the junction of Sussex Gardens, Westbourne Terrace and Westbourne Street, at the beginning of August, only one set of signals will be required instead of two.

asked the Minister of Education which local authorities do not award scholarships only on the result of examinations taken after entry to a university.

I regret that the information supplied to me by local education authorities does not enable me to answer this Question.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement about the rates of interest charged to local authorities borrowing from the Local Loans Fund.

A Treasury Minute made today provides that loans advanced to local authorities from the Local Loans Fund on and after 12th July, 1958, until further notice shall carry the following rates of interest:

asked the Minister of Defence the number of retired officers of the Armed Services, including those from the Indian Armed Services, below and above the age of 60 years, respectively, who are in receipt of retired pay under the 1956, 1950, 1945, 1919, and pre-1919 codes, respectively.

The approximate numbers are as follows:

asked the Minister of Defence the number of retired officers of the Armed Services, including those from the Indian Armed Services, below and above the age of 60 years, respectively, whose retired pay under the 1919 code was reassessed because of war service between 1939 and 1945.

The approximate numbers are 735 below the age of 60 years and 4,705 above that age.

asked the Minister of Defence the number of retired officers of the Armed Services, including those from the Indian Armed Services, whose rate of pay on retirement was fixed prior to 1888.

Only very lengthy search could show whether there are any such retired officers.

asked the Minister of Labour how many draughtsmen employed in the aircraft industry in the Bournemouth area have recently been told they are redundant; what, on the average, was the length of notice they were given; and what assistance his Department is giving to enable them to find alternative employment of comparable standing in the area.

Fifty-five, but some have been offered jobs in the same firm outside the drawing office. Those discharged were given 3 or 4 weeks' warning in addition to one week's actual notice. My Department offered facilities for registration for other work as soon as the workers were told they had to leave, and will continue to bring suitable vacancies both locally and in other areas to the attention of the fourteen who are now unemployed.

asked the Minister of Labour what assistance is being given in the way of adjustment allowances to those aircraft draughtsmen in the Bournemouth area who, on becoming redundant, have to seek employment in another area.

I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to lodging allowances payable under the Ministry's transfer schemes. Draughtsmen in the Bournemouth area who, on redundancy, are placed in employment in other areas are eligible for consideration under the temporary transfer scheme and two draugtsmen from the Bournemouth area are now receiving such allowances.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when he now expects to give approval to the Derbyshire Development Plan, which is holding up essential road works in the Breaston area of Derbyshire.

My right hon. Friend greatly regrets that consideration of the Derbyshire Development Plan has taken much longer than he had expected. The maps are now being revised to give effect to the modifications to be made, and I expect the plan to be approved in the autumn.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the authorised establishment, strength and actual deficiency of the police forces in Scotland at the latest convenient date.

At 30th June, 1958, the authorised male establishment of the Scottish police forces was 8,524, the strength 8,064 and the deficiency therefore 460. For police-women the authorised establishment was 245, the strength 240 and the deficiency five.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress he has to report in relation to the provision of more hospital beds for maternity cases in Glasgow.

The Western Regional Hospital Board is now preparing detailed proposals for a new 100 bed maternity hospital at Yorkhill with a view to beginning construction in 1960. I am now considering a further proposal to provide when the Board's programme permits 30 new beds at the David Elder Infirmary, Govan. The Board is also examining the possibility of converting some existing hospital accommodation for maternity purposes.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has completed his review of the Education (Scotland) Miscellaneous Grants Regulations, 1948; and if he will make a statement.

No. The future of these Regulations is being carefully considered, but the necessary consultation with education authorities and others concerned cannot usefully be begun unless and until the Local Government and Miscellaneous Financial Provisions (Scotland) Bill receives the Royal Assent.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the steps now being taken in Scotland to prevent and cure, respectively, the illness of poliomyelitis; and what success is being achieved.

Local health authorities are offering vaccination to children under 15, expectant mothers and certain other priority groups who are liable to be exposed to infection. By the end of April, 1958, 527,000 people had been vaccinated and it should be possible to complete the vaccination of the 720,000 registered very soon. The treatment of poliomyelitis is largely in the hands of the hospital service. Facilities are available for the complete orthopaedic treatment of paralytic cases at the earliest possible stage of the disease and considerable success is achieved.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the incidence of poliomyelitis in Scotland during each of the last ten years, indicating the areas and ages of people affected.

The following table shows the notifications of poliomyelitis in the large burghs, and in the counties of Scotland, respectively, and in various age groups, for the past ten years:—

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland number; and location of health visitors for the elderly sick in Scotland; and what steps are being taken in Scotland to make that profession more attractive with a view to reducing the shortages of such visitors there.

Normally health visitors are not specifically appointed for the elderly sick, although some authorities employ some health visitors solely on this work. The staff now employed on health visiting duties in Scotland which is the equivalent of some 1,200 on a whole-time basis is generally adequate although not all are fully qualified. Many of the recommendations in the Report of the Working Party on Health Visiting were designed to encourage recruitment and my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Health and I are giving them active consideration.