Written Answers To Questions
Friday, 10th July, 1959
Japan (British Claims)
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, during the forthcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Japan, the Government will discuss the question of pre-war claims of British nationals against the Japanese Government, with particular reference to those arising out of the China incident: and what is the amount outstanding of these particular claims.
Yes.The total of known claims presented or re-presented to the Japanese Government under Article 18 (
a) of the Treaty of Peace with Japan amounts to approximately £1,000,000.
| Organisation | Period covered by grant | Amount | Source |
| £ | |||
| National Federation of Women's Institutes | 1958–1959 | 3,000 | Ministry of Education |
| 1959 | 4,300 | Development Fund | |
| Scottish Women's Rural Institutes | 1958–1959 | 60 | Scottish Education Department |
| 1958–1959 | 2,750 | Development Fund (two grants) | |
| year to 31.10.59 | 2,100 | ||
| Townswomen's Guilds | 1958–1959 | 4,000 | Ministry of Education |
| 1958–1959 | 815 | Scottish Education Department |
Grants were first paid by the Board of Agriculture to the National Federation of Women's Institutes in 1918–19 and to the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes in respect of the year commencing 1st November, 1922; and by the Education Departments to the Townswomen's Guilds in 1945–46.
There is no record of an Exchequer grant to the Women's Co-operative Guilds.
Employment
Older Men And Women
asked the Minister of Labour (1) if he has yet received an interim report from the inter-departmental committee on the employment of older men and women during this period of intensive world competition in order
National Finance
Women's Voluntary Organisations (Grants)
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what other women's voluntary organisations, other than the Women's Voluntary Services, receive financial grants from Government Departments.
I understand that the organisations which the hon. Member has in mind are the Women's Institutes, Townswomen's Guilds and Women's Co-operative Guilds. Grants have been made as follows:to obtain the maximum value from the invaluable years of experience possessed by many men and women but which is now lost to the nation due to the working age limits of 65 and 60, which has a moral effect on employers in relation to those over age today;(2) in view of the increased length of life, resilience, and mental energy now possessed by so many persons above the old-age pension level, what report he has now received from the inter-departmental committee on ways of making it worth the while of certain of these highly-experienced men and women to continue in employment to their own and the nation's benefit without so materially affecting their old-age pensions.
The problems referred to by my hon. Friend were fully considered in the report of the National Advisory Committee on the Employment of Older Men and Women. I do not think that they can usefully be discussed by the inter-departmental committee whose task is to foster research into the employment of older workers and bring the results to the notice of industry.
Education
Schools, Wales
asked the Minister of Education, how many all-age schools there are in Wales and Monmouthshire, how many Roman Catholic aided schools, how many Church in Wales aided schools, and how many single-school areas, respectively.
There are 89 all-age schools in Wales and Monmouthshire. In January, 1958, there were 105 Church in Wales aided schools or departments and 81 Roman Catholic aided schools or departments. About 60 of the Church in Wales aided schools or departments are in rural areas but I cannot say precisely how many of these are in areas where alternative provision is not readily available. I am not aware of any Roman Catholic aided school which would fall in this category.