asked the Minister of Education what progress has been made in implementing the undertaking he gave at the Commonwealth Education Conference in 1959 to send out 400 extra teachers to the developing countries of the Commonwealth.

The undertaking was to encourage the recruitment of 400 additional teachers through financial and other measures.For the number of posts which it has been agreed to subsidise under this scheme and for the number filled, I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary for Technical Co-operation, gave on 3rd April to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. G. M. Thomson).The other measures include a code of secondment, which 142 out of 146 local authorities have now agreed to adopt, and the establishment of the National Council for the Supply of Teachers Overseas. The Council launched a campaign last November to arouse interest in overseas service and to influence the climate of opinion in this country about the value of such service, but it is too early yet to gauge its success.

asked the Minister of Education whether he will make a statement on the Curriculum Study Group.

Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, with the help of my Department, have for many years provided an advisory service in the field of the school curriculum and examinations. There is, however, general agreement within the education service on the need to extend and strengthen this advisory service, so that all concerned with the content of education can take the decisions which are properly theirs in the light of the best available knowledge and experience. I have therefore arranged for a number of Her Majesty's Inspectors and officers of my Department to be released from other duties, so that they can work closely and continuously together in a unit to be known as the Curriculum Study Group.This Group will, however, provide only a nucleus of full-time staff to organise and co-ordinate studies involving many other bodies and individuals: arrangements will be made, appropriate to each field of study, to associate with the work of the Group the universities and other higher educational establishments, practising teachers, the local education authorities, research organisations, industry, professional institutions and others concerned with the content of education and examinations. Moreover, there will be no change in the existing pattern of powers and responsibilities in the Group's sphere of activity: it will be invested with no greater authority than is merited by the quality of its contribution to the work of the education service as a whole.

asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to be able to list the classified road schemes, together with the grant for each, in London and the other conurbations.

I gave details of many of these schemes in Answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke) on 14th March. In addition:

asked the Attorney-General how many Indian, Pakistani, African, and West Indian citizens in Great Britain are serving as justices of the peace.

This information is not readily available and it could not be obtained without a wholly disproportionate expenditure of time and labour.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total acreage of the 145,500 farms between 20–150 acres in England and Wales.

In 1961, the number of farms of these sizes was 142,648 and the area, including rough grazing, was 9,593,000 acres.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the amount of liquid milk expressed as a percentage of total liquid milk production in England and Wales, coming from farms between 20–100 acres, between 100–150 acres, and over 150 acres, respectively.

It is estimated that about 40 per cent. of the milk produced in England and Wales comes from farms of between 20 to 100 acres, 18 per cent. from farms of 100–150 acres and 39 per cent. from farms of over 150 acres.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many stones of fish were landed at the port of Hull by foreign trawlers in February, 1962; how this compares with the amount so landed in February, 1961; what was the registered nationality of the trawlers concerned; and for what proportion of the landings each nation was responsible.

253,344 stones of fish were landed at Hull by foreign trawlers in February, 1962, compared with 89,224 stones in February, 1961. The trawlers concerned were Faroese and Icelandic. The Faroese vessels were responsible for about 5 per cent. and the Icelandic vessels for about 4½ per cent. of the total landings at the port in February 1962.

asked the Minister of Defence what strike weapon exists alternative to the Skybolt for the V-bomber force, at present in advanced development for use with the Skybolt missile.

No British alternative to Skybolt is planned, but we shall have the British stand-off bomb, Blue Steel, as a complementary weapon.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state the results of his talks with the First Minister of British Honduras regarding financial help following the recent hurricane.

I have had valuable talks with Mr. Price, First Minister of British Honduras, about the reconstruction needs of the Colony. I hope to have financial talks with him later this month.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing by what weekly amount it would be necessary to increase the pensions of retired police officers in Scotland in order to maintain their original purchasing power.

The amount of a police pension depends on the pay and length of service of the officer concerned at the time of his retirement and on increases granted under the Pensions (Increase) Acts which themselves depend on the year of the retirement and other circumstances. It is, therefore, impracticable to state in general terms what further increases would be necessary to maintain the original purchasing power of such pensions.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to license Scottish football grounds, as urged by the Scottish Police Federation, as a first step towards enabling the police and other authorities to acquire wider powers effectively to stamp out the increasing acts of violence which endanger life and property there.

I shall consider whether there is any action which can usefully be taken, after I have received reports on the recent disturbance at Ibrox Park.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs (1) if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the number of slum clearance projects of which the City of Stoke-on-Trent

The following table gives the information requested.All the orders on which a decision has been given were confirmed, in some cases with modifications.The decision on the Fenton No. 12 Compulsory Purchase Order has been deferred pending the outcome of negotiations between the City Council and objectors to the Order.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what action he proposes to take to speed up the provision of houses for slum clearance in the City of Stoke-on-Trent.

Although the initiative lies with the local authority, I have said that I am prepared to authorise the building of 750 houses this year, which, judging by results in recent years, seems to be quite as much as they can hope to build. But if they can do better I am prepared to consider allowing more later.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for assisting British participation in international trade fairs and in British weeks and similar promotion activities during the next twelve months.

The main trade fair events of the year will be the British Trade Fair organised by the Federation of British Industries at Stockholm in May, to which the Board of Trade will be contributing a number of special features, and the Nigerian International Trade Fair in October at which the Board will be organising a British Pavilion. The programme also includes collaboration with trade associations at twenty specialised trade fairs in Europe, U.S.A., South America and Japan. The Board will organise British Pavilions at four general trade fairs and co-ordinate industrial exhibits at five others. Information stands will be arranged at six other fairs.The main "British Week" events will be the British Week in West Berlin in May, the "Gateway to Britain" Week in Western Norway in September, the British Week in Geneva in October and the London Week in San Francisco in November.I have placed lists giving full details in the Library of the House.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs (1) whether there are any kilns making cement at Thames-side cement works to which electrostatic precipitators are not fitted:(2) how many electrostatic precipitators are fitted in Thames-side cement works;(3) how many kilns in Thames-side cement works are fitted with precipitators having only one chamber:(4) how many precipitators at Thames-side cement works have been out of action during the last twelve months, and for how long.

Twenty-seven electrostatic precipitators, twenty of which have only one chamber, are fitted at Thames-side cement works. In the last twelve months one precipitator has been out of action for eight days, and others have been shut down for minor repairs and maintenance for varying periods of up to three days. Seven kilns, six of which are very small, are not fitted with electrostatic precipitators.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many members of the Alkali Inspectorate there are; and for which area each member is responsible.

In addition to the Chief Alkali Inspector and his two deputies who are at headquarters, there are twenty-two officers in the Alkali Inspectorate who are based in pairs on the following district centres: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Darlington, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Stoke-on-Trent.