asked the Minister of Education the percentage of children of secondary school age who are still in all-age schools, for each local education authority.

I am sending the available information to the hon. Member.

asked the Minister of Health the number of ophthalmic medical practitioners, ophthalmic opticians and dispensing opticians, respectively, in 1939, 1948 and 1959.

The following table gives such information as is available:

asked the Minister of Health the number of officials from his Department and Executive Council members, respectively, who have recently paid official visits to opticians' shops in South-West London, the number of shops visited; for what purpose such visits were made; in how many shops his Department's notice, headed "Supply of Glasses", was not displayed; and how many notices were delivered.

No officers of the Ministry have made visits, but 10 members of the staff of the London Executive Council visited 131 premises in South-West London following the undertaking given on 8th February to examine the situation in this area about the display of the notice headed "Supply of Glasses". At 50 premises the notice was not already displayed but a copy was accepted voluntarily for display.

asked the Minister of Health the present number of ophthalmic medical practitioners practising in the London area, the number in contract with the National Health Service, and the numbers, respectively, in full-time service and part-time service with hospitals and school-clinics and in private practice only.

Two hundred and twenty-nine ophthalmic medical practitioners are under contract with the London Executive Council. I regret that the other information is not available. School clinics are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Education.

asked the Minister of Health the number of patients in hospitals in England and Wales at the nearest convenient date; and what is the proportion of these that are receiving treatment for mental disorder.

The average number of inpatients in hospitals in 1958 was 418,000. Of this number 48 per cent. were receiving treatment for mental disorder.

asked the Minister of Health the arrangements for the dispensing of spectacles prescriptions for out-patients at St. Thomas's Hospital; and whether the prescriptions for children are sent to parents, in the usual way, for their choice of optician, or whether parents and children have to go to the hospital for dispensing.

On completion of the sight test the patient or parent of a child needing spectacles is given a prescription which he can leave to be dispensed by the hospital optician or take with the necessary form to an outside optician of his own choice.

asked the Minister of Health the number of patients in the Whitchureh Hospital, Cardiff, the number of trained and untrained nurses, respectively, and the number of nurses required to complete the authorised establishment of the hospital.

On 16th February there were 815 patients, 71 trained nurses, 47 student nurses and 81 nursing assistants. Trained nurses are 10 under establishment; student nurses 9 under establishment and nursing assistants 12 above establishment.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will ensure that part of the liability for the newly agreed increase in respect of railwaymen's wages which is transferred from the British Transport Commission to Government account will also include an item in respect of railway superannuitants to cover a rise consistent with the Pensions (Iincrease) Act, 1959.

While I appreciate the hon. Member's concern in this matter, any question of increasing pensions for railway superannuitants is primarily a matter for the Commission.

asked the Minister of Transport what percentage of total road accidents in 1959 were attributed to excessive speed and turning right without due care, respectively; and what steps he is taking to limit right-hand turns, in view of the accidents they cause, as well as a slowing down in the circulation of traffic.

Our figures relating to speed and manoeuvres cover fatal and serious accidents only, of which 74,127 occurred in 1959. 8,659 vehicles were reported as going too fast having regard to conditions; 10,853 vehicles were reported as turning right in that year. These figures cannot be expressed as percentages of the total number of accidents because any one accident may have involved more than one of the vehicles so reported.On the open road, the reduction or elimination of hazard from right-hand turns is best achieved by improved design of intersections. On trunk roads many such improvements, including the use of flyovers and roundabouts, are now under way or in the planning stage. In cities the problem has in many cases been solved by diverting right-turning traffic through nearby streets. I hope to increase the use of such measures in London within the limits set by the irregular street pattern.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the import duty on Portuguese wine will be affected by the European Free Trade Association Agreement.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer by my right hon. Friend the then Paymaster-General to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Knutsford (Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenport) on 29th July, 1959.