asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the components of the Amphibious Warfare Squadron available for service in Far Eastern waters, and the number of troops and the type of equipment it is capable of transporting in this area.

The Amphibious Warfare Squadron comprises a landing ship headquarters, two landing ships (tank) and two landing craft (tank). As announced in my noble Friend's Explanatory Statement, it is planned to build an assault ship of a new design to replace the present ships.The Squadron, which is normally stationed in the Indian Ocean, is capable of operating anywhere in the world. The same applies to the commando carrier H.M.S. "Bulwark" and to her sister ship the "Albion", which will be ready

			Animals slaughtered for human consumption				Percentage of carcases rejected
Town			Cattle (inc. calves)	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs	Total	in whole	in part*
Stoke-on-Trent	…	…	17,978	67,475	43,344	128,797	·16	1·05
Manchester	…	…	98,244	374,397	24,474	497,115	·11	1·36
Stockport	…	…	9,843	37,723	5,175	52,741	·03	3·66
Eastbourne	…	…	6,341	7,077	8,455	21,873	·17	9·93
Bournemouth	…	…	—	—	12	12	—	—
* These figures are based on the number of carcases of which some part or organ was rejected, however small. For example, the high figure for Eastbourne reflects the prevalence of liver fluke in the surrounding area. This parasitic condition requires the rejection of the liver only. The rejection of organs only also accounts for the rather high figure for Stockport.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farm improvement schemes have been approved in the County of Somerset since the start of the schemes; and what is the value of Government aid in such schemes.

Up to the end of June, 1961, 3,980 applications under the Farm Improvement Scheme had been approved

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out in tabular form, in figures which will enable comparisons to be made for the year 1960, of the animals slaughtered for human consumption and found unsuitable in Stoke-on-Trent, Salford, Manchester, Stockport, Eastbourne and Bournemouth.

There are no slaughterhouses in Salford. The figures for the other towns, in which all animals slaughtered were inspected, are as follows:in the County of Somerset at a total estimated cost of £2,555,859, representing a grant commitment of £851,953.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many small farm business plans and field husbandry grants have been made in Somerset; and what is the value of Government aid in them.

753 farm business plans had been approved in Somerset under the Small Farmer Scheme up to 30th June, 1961. Most of the plans include work which will attract one or more field husbandry grants, but it would involve a disproportionate amount of time and labour to obtain a figure for the total number of individual grants. The sum total of grants which these plans will earn when completed is about £494,000 of which some £298,000 will be for field husbandry operations. So far £191,532 has been paid in grants, of which £88,887 is for field husbandry operations.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many horticultural grants have been made in the County of Somerset; and what is the value of them.

To the end of June, 1961, 45 applications for grants under the Horticulture Improvement Scheme had been approved in respect of proposals estimated to cost £55,813, of which Exchequer grant would meet approximately £18,604. Grants actually paid by the end of June amounted to £5,599.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is yet able to announce the full membership of the United Kingdom National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign.

Yes. The National Committee has been set up and held its first meeting on 1st June. My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has already announced that the Duke of Edinburgh has accepted an invitation to be Patron of the National Committee, and that he, the right hon. Gentleman, the Leader of the Opposition, and the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Grimond) have agreed to be Vice-Patrons. The following have also accepted invitations to help and support the campaign.

asked the Minister of Aviation how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

Under Article 70 of the Air Navigation Order, 1960, my right hon. Friend has authorised forty officials of the Ministry of Aviation and 135 of the Air Registration Board to have access at any reasonable time, to any aerodrome, or to any place where an aircraft has landed, for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome, any aircraft, or any document which they may be empowered to demand under the Order, or for the purpose of detaining an aircraft under the Order.

asked the Minister of Health if he will set out in tabular form

County Borough (and estimated mid-1960 population)	Number of food premises	Number of visits paid to these food premises 1st January, 1960–31st December, 1960	Number of instances where attention was drawn to contraventions of the Food Hygiene Regulations	Column 4 as percentage of Column 2	Number of prosecutions for non-compliance with Food Hygiene Regulations (already included in Column 4)	Number of prosecutions for offences under Sec. 8 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
Bradford (289,860)	5,242	6,171	1,562	29·8	7	—
Bristol (433,750)	6,006	3,270	62*	1·0*	4	1
Cardiff (255,470)	2,379	6,747	394	16·6	1	—
					(3 offences)
Coventry (291,000)	2,642	5,128	420	15·9	1	8
					(3 offences)
Croydon (249,690)	2,772	7,272	308	11·1	—	—
Kingston upon Hull (302,400)	3,421	4,554	647	18·9	1	3
Leicester (273,370)	2,508	4,933	243	9·7	1	—
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (268,970)	3,373	4,952	526	15·6	2	—
					(22 offences)
Nottingham (313,760)	4,051	7,367	398	9·8	4	—
Plymouth (216,470)	1,914	3,110	227	11·9	3	—
Portsmouth (217,520)	1,854	3,122	162*	8·7*	6	1
Sheffield (499,610)	5,497	15,245	342*	6·2*	49	—
Southampton (201,790)	2,136	8,493	102	4·8	—	—
Stoke-on-Trent (270,200)	3,700	6,530	554	15·0	4	—
* These figures relate only to formal written notices: in other instances (216 (11·7 per cent.) in Portsmouth, numbers not recorded in Bristol and Sheffield) attention was drawn orally to contraventions of the Regulations.

asked the Minister of Health if he will give the number of

The following information relating to contraventions of Section 8 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 (sale of food unfit for human consumption) and of the Food Hygiene Regulations made under Section 13 of the Act has been obtained from the county borough councils concerned.people who during the past ten years have died from bronchitis and pneumoconiosis, respectively, per 1,000 of the population in England, the north-western area, south-western area, and in the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Salford,

DEATH RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION ASSIGNED TO

BRONCHITIS 1951 TO 1960

PNEUMOCONIOSIS 1958 TO 1960*

Area

Bronchitis

Pneumoconiosis†

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960*

1958

1959

1960*

ENGLAND

0·84

0·62

0·69

0·57

0·64

0·66

0·60

0·65

0·64

Not yet available

0·02

0·02

Not yet available

Regions:—

North Western

1·15

0·78

0·82

0·81

0·87

0·85

0·79

0·85

0·82

Not yet available

0·02

0·02

Not yet available

South Western

0·62

0·41

0·50

0·41

0·47

0·49

0·41

0·44

0·42

Not yet available

0·03

0·02

Not yet available

County Boroughs:—

Stoke-on-Trent

1·10

0·83

0·83

0·81

0·89

0·68

0·70

0·69

0·58

0·68

0·23

0·17

0·17

Salford

1·78

1·33

1·59

1·19

1·33

1·46

1·37

1·56

1 ·31

1·21

—

0·01

—

Manchester

1·45

1·05

1·13

1·09

1·14

1·13

1·08

1·15

1·16

1·00

0·01

0·01

0·01

Bournemouth

0·83

0·56

0·53

0·49

0·54

0·50

0·58

0·58

0·68

0·51

0·01

0·05

0·02

Eastbourne

0·38

0·30

0·49

0·40

0·50

0·35

0·33

0·50

0·43

0·36

0·05

—

0·02

Brighton

0·91

0·48

0·94

0·52

0·65

0·83

0·65

0·71

0·57

0·68

0·01

0·01

0·01

* Provisional figures.

† Deaths assigned to pneumoconiosis were not tabulated for local areas before 1958.

NOTE: Rates in italic based on less than 20 deaths.

asked the Minister of Health if he will set out in tabular form the infant mortality rate for the whole of England for the past ten years, and for Stoke-on-Trent, Shef-

INFANT MORTALITY RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1951 TO 1960
Area	1951		1952		1953		1954		1955
ENGLAND		29·4		27·2		26·5		25·1		24·5
Stoke-on-Trent CB		33·5		28·1		28·5		33·1		30·9
Salford CB		34·5		34·5		32·7		30·2		30·0
Sheffield CB		30·3		23·7		25·6		23·8		23·6
† Areas with the lowest rates	Croydon CB	19·1	Croydon CB	19·6	Harrow UD	16·9	Harrow UD	16·8	Harrow MB	17·0
	Bristol CB	20·4	Bristol CB	21·5	Croydon CB	20·5	Croydon CB	19·5	Bristol CB	19·1
	Harrow UD	21·8	Harrow UD	21·9	Brsitol CB	21·8	Bristol CB	20·7	Croydon CB	20·5

Area	1956		1957		1958		1959		1960
ENGLAND		23·3		22·8		22·3		22·0		21·6
Stoke-on-Trent CB		26·6		29·2		26·6		20·9		24·8
Salford CB		29·2		29·2		29·1		24·5		26·6
Sheffield CB		23·7		20·4		20·9		17·0		19·9
† Areas with the lowest rates	Plymouth CB	17·5	Harrow MB	14·0	Harrow MB	17·0	Harrow MB	15·2	Portsmouth CB	15·7
	Croydon CB	18·6	Leicester CB	17·7	Croydon CB	17·9	Sheffield CB	17·0	Harrow MB	18·5
	Bristol CB	19·3	Croydon CB	18·0	Plymouth CB	20·0	Bristol CB	19·6	Bristol CB	19·8
* Provisional figures.
† The comparisons have been limited to county boroughs, municipal boroughs, and urban districts with populations of 200,000 and over.
Corresponding figures for the first part of 1961 are not available

The figures are as follows:field, respectively; what were the three lowest rates for towns with similar populations; and what are the figures for 1961 up to the latest dates for the same areas, respectively.

The figures are as follows:

asked the Minister of Health if he will set out in tabular form the national average number per 1,000 population who have died from respiratory diseases during the past ten years;

DEATH RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION ASSIGNED TO DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM†, 1951 TO 1960
Area		1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960*
England and Wales	…	1·86	1·21	1·43	1·16	1·32	1·36	1·38	1·35	1·51	1·24
Manchester C.B.	…	2·55	1·70	1·86	1·73	1·93	1·78	1·94	1·98	2·03	1·72
Salford C.B.	…	2·68	2·10	2·69	1·91	2·31	2·38	2·64	2·63	2·38	1·95
Stockport C.B.	…	2·30	1·59	1·73	1·44	1·75	1·71	1·68	1·77	1·38	1·55
Warrington C.B.	…	2·49	1·75	1·42	1·96	1·59	1·75	1·80	1·62	1·58	1·84
Eccles M.B.	…	2·59	2·16	2·38	1·58	2·05	1·73	2·26	2·18	1·88	1·45
Stoke-on-Trent C.B.	…	2·37	1·60	1·58	1·47	1·73	1·44	1·77	1·53	1·41	1·58
* Provisional figures.
† Not including Tuberculosis and Cancer of the Lung.

asked the Minister of Health what recent action has been taken, or will be taken, to reduce the suffering in industrial areas through respiratory diseases; for what reason the incidence of this is higher in the United Kingdom that it is in other industrial countries; what information he has as to the action taken in these countries; and to what extent such action will be followed in the United Kingdom.

Action has been, and is being, taken to reduce atmospheric pollution, prevent the inhalation of dust and fumes in industry and bring to notice the dangers of excessive smoking of cigarettes, which are known factors in aggravating respiratory diseases. Facilities for early diagnosis and treatment are provided under the National Health Service. Useful comparisons of incidence and causation cannot be made with other countries because of differences of nomenclature, standards of diagnosis, and climatic and other local conditions.

asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that medical laboratory technicians are still awaiting consideration of a claim for salary increase which was put before the Whitley Council in December, 1960; what is the reason for the six months' delay; and if he will instruct his representatives on the Whitley Council to expedite a settlement.

The figures are as follows:

Consideration of the evidence produced by the Staff Side in March has necessitated detailed enquiries, including visits to National Health Service and Civil Service laboratories. A meeting of the Council has been arranged for 26th July.

asked the Minister of Health how many new schools of physiotherapy have been established within the last three years; where they are situated; when they were ready to receive students; haw many places are available; and how many students there are in each school.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he is aware that the Indian Government have instructed the High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom to regularise the illegal travel documents of certain Indian immigrants, which will have the effect of allowing the families of such immigrants to join them in the United Kingdom; and if he will state the estimated number of immigrants involved.

Yes. The Government of India have informed Her Majesty's Government of these arrangements. I cannot, however, estimate the number of immigrants involved.

asked the Minister of Defence (1) if he will state the number of men serving in the Persian Gulf requiring medical treatment, and admitted to hospital, respectively, on each day from 1st July onwards;(2) what special dietary arrangements have been made for British forces serving in the Persian Gulf in order to prevent heat hyper-exia;(3) whether special arrangements have been made for the Air-Officer-Commanding British Troops in Kuwait to secure the advice of senior consultants in connection with the prevention and treatment of heat hyper-exia; and which specialists with wide experience in this field are serving with the forces.

Every possible step is being taken to minimise the hardships of members of the Forces in Kuwait.I hope to make a fuller statement next week.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children under the ages of 15, 16, and 17 years, respectively, were remanded to prison, instead of to remand homes or centres, during the period from 1st January to 30th June, 1961, giving separately the figures for boys and girls.

There were 27 boys under 15, 111 under 16 and 329 under 17. The figures for girls were none, 4 and 16 respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many remand centres in England and Wales were functioning on 30th June, 1961.

None. The new establishment at Ashford, Middlesex, which will serve as a remand centre for the London area, will be brought into use during July.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

The only officials of my Department with these powers of entry into private property are the twenty-five Alkali Inspectors who have powers to enter industrial premises and the five Radiochemical and Chemical Inspectors who can enter premises containing major nuclear installations.

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will make a statement regarding negotiations with the Government of San Marino about that Government's claim against Her Majesty's Government for damage suffered by San Marino during the war.

In October, 1945, the Government of the Republic of San Marino presented Her Majesty's Government with a claim totalling 732 million lire as compensation for damage caused to San Marino by the bombing carried out by units of the Desert Air Force under British Command on 26th June, 1944, and thereafter by the occupation of San Marino by the German Armed Forces fighting against the Allied Forces in August, 1944, by the fighting in San Marino after the entry of the Eighth Army in September, 1944, and by the presence of allied troops after the capitulation of the German forces in Italy.Her Majesty's Government made clear that although they much regretted the damage caused to San Marino they could not accept any liability to pay compensation for it.Her Majesty's Government have throughout maintained that their action in bombing San Marino was justified on the basis of the information available to them at the time, to the effect that the neutrality of San Marino had been violated by German forces.In 1949, as a gesture of sympathy for the suffering and losses caused to the citizens of the Republic through no fault of their own, Her Majesty's Government made an offer of an

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of prescription charges refunded by the National Assistance Board, and the sums involved, for each month of this year for which figures are available, distinguishing if possible between refunds to those in regular receipt of National Assistance and others.

The total amounts of National Assistance in respect of charges for prescriptions under the National Health Service which have been paid this year up to the month of April are:

				£
January	…	…	…	100,000
February	…	…	…	96,000
March	…	…	…	213,000
April	…	…	…	177,000

It is not possible to say for all these figures how many prescribed items the amount represents. A single refund is commonly claimed for charges paid over a period, and consequently the March figure, and probably the April figure to a less extent, includes some refunds of charges at the former rate of 1s. per item as well as charges at the current rate of 2s. Detailed information about this is not available. Firm figures as regards refunds to persons not receiving a regular weekly allowance are at present available only for those of them who are not provided for under special arrangements for residents in old people's homes and the like. These are:

—	Number of grants	Total amount granted
		£
7 weeks to 31st January	3,915	1,139
4 weeks to 28th February	2,930	833
4 weeks to 28th March	6,138	2,114
4 weeks to 25th April	11,221	3,838
5 weeks to 30th May	19,588	6,921

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many applications for refund of National Health Service charges have been rejected by the National Assistance Board during each month of 1961 to date.

The numbers of unsuccessful applications for National Assistance grants in respect of charges made under the National Health Service which have been recorded this year up to May are as follows:

In 7 weeks to 31st January	…	2,914
In 4 weeks to 28th February	…	2,662
In 4 weeks to 28th March	…	3,876
In 4 weeks to 25th April	…	3,953
In 5 weeks to 30th May	…	4,578

asked the Minister of Power if he will give a general direction to the Gas Council and the National Coal Board not to publish any further advertisements in the national Press drawing attention to the benefits from the nationalisation of the gas and coal industries.

I think my hon. Friend has in mind an advertisement which claims that nationalised industries can improve their service to the public by enterprise and sensible co-operation. I can see no reason to disagree with this.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now make a further statement on the dumped imports of barley.

I have now sufficiently completed my discussions with the countries currently exporting barley to this market at dumped or subsidised prices to take a decision. These discussions have been based on the need to establish a landed duty paid price of not less than £20 a ton for barley imported into the United Kingdom.The Soviet authorities have given a firm assurance that no new contracts will be made act a landed price of less than £20 a ton duty paid.Sales from the new crop in Australia will not be made in the next few months and old crop supplies are almost exhausted; the French authorities have agreed as an interim measure not to make further sales beyond existing contracts. I am discussing with both countries the minimum price at which contracts might be placed when sales are resumed.No supplies have come in from West Germany, and the quantities exported from the U.S.A. are negligible. In these circumstances, I do not consider it necessary to impose duties under the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsides) Act, 1957. I shall, however, keep a close watch on imports of barley and if in future sales from any source are made at below a landed duty paid price of £20 per ton and are dumped or subsidised, I shall not hesitate, failing equivalent assurances, to impose the appropriate duties.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the urgent need to promote exports, what action is being taken to secure the adoption throughout British industry of the international standard paper sizes, and particularly of the A.4 size for trade literature.

I am advised that there are some important export markets in which it is not customary to use the sizes which my hon. Friend mentions. Individual firms must therefore be left to decide what size will best meet their particular needs, but I believe that the importance of suiting the overseas customer's convenience in this respect is increasingly recognised.The great majority of Government Departments are, as they use up stocks, already adopting the new standard sizes for their correspondence.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

There are no officials of the Board of Trade authorised to enter private residential and landed property where no business is carried on, but forty-five officials are authorised to enter and carry out inspections of undertakings for the purpose of enforcing Orders made under the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the prevailing rates of the European Economic Community's common external tariff on foodstuffs.

I would refer my right hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State on 18th May, 1961, to the right hon. Member for Battersea, North (Mr. Jay), which I hope will give him the information he requires. Full details of the common external tariff of the European Economic Community were published in January last and copies are available in the Library of the House. If my right hon. Friend needs any supplementary information I suggest that he should consult this publication.

asked the Minister of Transport when he expects that work will start on the construction of the dual carriageway on the A.10 between Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, and the New River Arms, Turnford.

Contract documents are being prepared and tenders will shortly be invited for the construction of dual carriageways on the A.10 between Carterhatch Lane and Bullsmoor Lane. I cannot yet say when the dual carriageways will be extended to Turnford.

asked the Minister of Transport what are his plans for the line of route of the South Orbital Road, in the vicinity of New Haw, Surrey, following the extension of the veterinary laboratory; and if he will make a statement.

Recent and prospective developments at the laboratory have led to a departure from the line originally proposed for this section of the South Orbital Road. I have, therefore, asked the planning authority to safeguard a revised line somewhat to the east. When the details of this have been settled I propose to invite them to include this line in the County Development Plan.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax officers from the provinces are at present required to work in London; what pay rates they are receiving; what travelling allowances are granted to enable them to visit home; and what steps are being taken to decentralise the work of his Department so as to make their journeys to and from London unnecessary.

Forty-nine tax officers in the Inland Revenue Department who normally work in the provinces are on temporary relief duties in London for periods not exceeding nine weeks. During the year to 30th June, 1961, 241 tax officers were transferred from the provinces to London Tax Districts on the understanding that at the end of three years they could opt to return to their home towns. In the same period, 78 tax officers previously brought to London on the same terms were transferred out of London.Tax officers are remunerated on the same scale as members of the General Clerical Class in the Civil Service who, as a result of a recent award, will receive pay rising to a maximum of £875 per annum in Inner London. Free or assisted travel home is allowed on a scale depending on the personal circumstances of each officer and the terms on which he is serving in London.As a partial solution to the problem of staffing Tax Districts in London, the Inland Revenue transferred a large block of work to Liverpool in 1959 and a further block will be transferred to Manchester before the end of this year.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

None in the Treasury.In Inland Revenue 2,280 officials of the Valuation Office have the right of entry in pursuance of their normal duties. In addition, about 750 collectors of taxes at any one time have the right to enter premises for purposes of distraint; and 200 audit staff to attend at employers' premises in order to inspect P.A.Y.E. records.In Customs and Excise there are 2,000 Excise Officers who have the right to enter premises where an excisable trade is being carried out.

asked the Secretary to the Treasury, in view of the difficulty of obtaining reasonably priced hotel accommodation during the tourist season, what consideration has been given to the provision of residential accommodation for Members of Parliament whose homes are too distant to enable daily travel to and from Westminster.

The need for Members with homes distant from Westminster to meet the cost of accommodation in London was taken into account when provision was made for an additional sum of £750 a year to be paid to Members in respect of their Parliamentary expenses. This was made clear in the statement by the Leader of the House on 9th July, 1957. In the circumstances, no consideration has been given—and none is contemplated—to the provision of residential accommodation for Members when in London for the purpose of their Parliamentary duties.

asked the Minister of Works what arrangements exist in his Department for ensuring, by consultation with the Ministry of Transport or otherwise, that new permanent buildings, which do not require planning permission, will not be so located as to prejudice routes already officially approved for the construction or improvement of important roads; and what steps were taken to this end by his Department before undertaking the extension of the veterinary laboratory at New Haw, Surrey, in 1953 and 1954.

Development plans and amendments to such plans are examined in my Department to see whether any road proposals are likely to affect Ministry of Works property; and my Department would expect to be told of any proposals not yet shown on the development plan when consulting a planning authority about a proposed development.In the case of the Veterinary Laboratory at Weybridge, the revised route of the South Orbital Road was

not shown on the development plan. My Department was not required, because of the terms of sub-paragrap 5 (

asked the Minister of Works how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

Thirty officers of my Ministry, as agents of the Minister of Power, have authority under Section 21 (1) of the Land Powers (Defence) Act, 1958, to enter upon any land, other than land covered by buildings, for the purpose of surveying that land in connection with pipeline development.I have power under Section 9 of the Ancient Monuments Act, 1931, to authorise any person to enter upon land believed to contain an ancient monument. This power does not extend to dwelling-houses or any building, park, garden, pleasure ground or other land used for the amenity or convenience of a dwelling-house except with the consent of the occupier. It has been exercised only once.Under Section 10 (2) of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act, 1953, the Ancient Monuments Board may in certain circumstances authorise any person to enter premises other than dwelling houses to inspect a monument. This power has never been exercised.

asked the Minister of Labour how many factory inspectors were employed for each of the five years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960.

The numbers employed on 1st July in each year were as follows:

1956	…	…	…	…	368
1957	…	…	…	…	377
1958	…	…	…	…	401
1959	…	…	…	…	410
1960	…	…	…	…	407
1961	…	…	…	…	415

asked the Minister of Labour how many accidents were reported under the Factories Acts for the years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960; how many of these were fatal; and how many were accidents to young workers.

The following table gives the information required:

ACCIDENTS REPORTED UNDER THE FACTORIES ACTS DURING 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 AND 1960
		All Accidents		Fatal Accidents
Year		Total	Young Persons (included in Col. 2)	Total (included in Col. 2)
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)
1956	…	184,785	11,793	687
1957	…	174,713	10,271	651
1958	…	167,697	9,838	665
1959	…	174,071	11,001	598
1960	…	190,266	12,651	675

asked the Minister of Labour how many officials of his Department are authorised to enter private residential and landed property without the necessity of obtaining the owner's or occupier's permission.

There are 415 factory inspectors who are empowered to enter a private residence which is part of the same building as a factory to check fire warning arrangements; and 181 wages inspectors who are empowered to enter premises provided by an employer as living accommodation for workers, but not the homes of outworkers.