asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty to what extent a bonus scheme for Admiralty employees is still in operation at Rosyth Dockyard; and by what amount, on average, it augments the minimum basic wage.

Payment-byresults schemes operate in Rosyth Dockyard wherever practicable and economical. The extent of such working varies, but on average represents about 40 per cent. of the total man-hours worked in the productive departments of

asked the Minister of Education how many of the present first-year students in each subject for the Diploma in Technology qualified for entry by the General Certificate of Education; and how many by possessing an Ordinary National Certificate.

Of the 1,526 first-year students, 1,032 qualified by the General Certificate of Education and 463 by the Ordinary National Certificate. The remaining 31 students had other equivalent qualifications.The details are shown in the following table:

asked the Minister of Education if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of students in each of the years of the courses for the Diploma in Technology, distinguishing the subjects of their courses.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will extend the time for which passports remain valid.

No. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries which extend the total validity of the passport to ten years. This was the maximum recommended by a meeting of experts held in 1947 under the auspicies of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will now announce the date of publication of the Report of the Royal Commission on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration.

18th February, 1960.

The National council for Technological Awards has given me the following information:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the estimated number of tubercular and other hard core refugees to be admitted to the United Kingdom during the World Refugee Year; and the arrangements for their reception and settlement.

Two hundred refugees, including eighteen suffering from tuberculosis, as well as others with a past history of this disease, have so far been accepted for admission during World Refugee Year. Details of the arrangements for their reception and settlement were given in my reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member of Lewisham. North (Mr. Chataway) on 30th October, 1959.As to the admission of more specially handicapped refugees of long standing. I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply of 2nd February to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Mr. D. Price).

asked the Postmaster-General the number of people in Brent-ford and Chiswick on his Department's waiting list for telephones and the number who share telephone lines.

One hundred and nine are on the waiting list, and 240 applications are under inquiry or in course of being met. The number of people sharing their telephone lines is 1,736. During the past twelve months, 818 telephones were installed in Brentford and Chiswick.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for expanding the Youth Service in Scotland.

The Standing Consultative Council on Youth Service in Scotland under the Chairmanship of Lord Kilbrandon has just embarked on its remit to review Youth Service provision and co-ordinate its development. The Council will, I am sure, study with interest the Report of the Albemarle Committee on the Youth Service in England and Wales published on 3rd February. Although the Report does not deal with Scotland, many of its recommendations are likely to be equally applicable north of the border; some of them indeed reflect existing Scottish practice.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any agreement has yet been come to with representatives of the motor industry regarding the sites of proposed new factories; and whether, in his discussions with the motor industry, he will bear in mind the needs of Tyneside and the many facilities it can offer.

As my hon. Friend will be aware, certain of the major motor manufacturers have already announced agreement with the Government on the location of their new developments. In discussion with the motor manufacturers, as with other potential employers, I can assure my hon. Friend that the needs of the North-East, and the advantages that area can offer, are kept very much in mind.

asked tee Minister at Transport whether the ideas incorporated in the Cornell-Liberty safety car in the United States of America have been examined by his Department in the interests of road safety; and to what extent, and by what methods, he will encourage the application of those ideas in this country.

Details of this imaginaitve research project were carefully examined by my technical advisers. Some of its special design features are of a practical character and are already incorporated in car models now being produced; some appear to be unsuitable or not readily adaptable for use on normal types of cars.Extensive studies and research into safe vehicle design have been undertaken in this and other countries, and discussions by international bodies, with a view to reducing the risk of serious injury in the event of accident, are continuing.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the eight reactor systems for use in ships, submitted to the Galbraith Committee, including the estimated cost of each and their respective economic potentialities in power and length of service.

Eight proposals relating to six reactor systems were submitted to the Galbraith Committee which concluded that three were likely to become available for marine propulsion in the next few years; the remainder were considered to be more remote.Of the short-term types, the pressurised water system showed the least promise of becoming economically attractive. Therefore tenders are being invited for propulsion units which include reactors of the other two types. One object of inviting tenders is to obtain closer estimates of cost than are available at present.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates would be the cost of limiting Surtax so that the combined maximum rate of Income Tax and Surtax together did not exceed 15s. in the £ on any part of an income.

To reduce the top rates of Surtax to 7s. 3d., leaving the lower rates below £8,000 unchanged, would cost £12 million in a full year.

asked the Minister of Works how many injuries and fatalities were caused in the Hyde Park road-way during 1959; and to what extent these were due to inadequate lighting.

There were 202 injuries and 3 fatalities on the Ring Road in Hyde Park during 1959. Of these, 112 injuries, but no fatalities, occurred after lighting-up time. There is nothing to show to what extent these were due to inadequate lighting.