asked the Minister of Education whether he will now organise the survey of national sporting facilities recommended by the Wolfenden Committee on Sport.

No. Such a survey is not essential to the immediate developments the Government has in mind. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will make a statement on these next week.

asked the Minister of Education what was the overall sum requested by local education authorities for the projects submitted to him for inclusion in the 1963–64 and 1964–65 programmes.

For 1963–64 local education authorities submitted proposals for the school, further education and special school building programmes totalling about £170 million. I am about to invite proposals for the 1964–65 programmes.

asked the Minister of Education what steps he has taken during the last three months to promote education in swimming for children attending schools under his authority and to provide swimming pools and other facilities for the practice of swimming, indicating the places and sizes of such pools and facilities.

Thirty-seven covered and heated swimming baths were under construction at the end of December last. Twelve more have been approved since then. I am sending the hon. Member a list with details.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware that in various parts of the country local authorities are increasing the rates to householders who have installed central heating; and what instructions have been given to his officials regarding the extent to which central heating systems are to be included in domestic valuations in view of the further burden on ratepayers.

My right hon. Friend understands that some rateable values have been increased to take account of central heating installations. As to the second part of the Question, may I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answers given on 19th April to Questions by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, North (Mr. Box).

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give detailed information about the outstanding loan debts of local authorities, and comparisons of such debts during the years 1952 to 1956, respectively.

The hon. Member will appreciate that the number of local authorities involved approaches 2,000. He will find the outstanding debt of all local authorities summarised in their several classes and for the respective services in the document, Local Government Financial Statistics, annually presented to Parliament.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will now state what arrangements will be made for the administration of education in central London under the Government's proposal for reorganising London government.

In the White Paper on London Government (Cmnd. 1562) the Government said that while over most of Greater London education should become a borough service, they wished to see a single education authority in the centre for an area much larger than could be envisaged for the individual boroughs. They thought that a central area with a population of the order of 2 million might be appropriate; but they recognised that the precise definition of this central area must depend very much on the new borough pattern.The Government have been considering how best to give effect to these principles. They have come to the conclusion that decisions about the limits of the central area, and about the arrangements to be made for borough participation in education administration in this area, should be taken over a period of time during which the new borough pattern will be finally settled and the new local government organisation will come into operation. It will then be possible both to consult the new authorities before reaching decisions; and to examine in relation to the new authorities the financial implications of the various possible forms of administration, the movement of pupils and students across new borough boundaries, and the measures which will best promote the wide freedom of choice for parents to which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Education referred in answering a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Turner) on 1st May.The Government accordingly propose that the legislation to be introduced to give effect to their plans should include provision on the following lines. The education service of the London County Council will be taken over as it stands, with its staff, and administered by a committee of the Greater London Council. The Minister of Education will be charged with the duty of reviewing the administration of the service within a period of 5 years, in consultation with the local authorities and others concerned. The purpose of this review will be to determine to what extent, in what areas, and under what conditions the borough councils might undertake the administration, or participate in the administration, of the education service. Powers will be sought to give effect to the conclusions reached in this review.The precise constitution of the statutory education committee of the Greater London Council will be further considered, but the intention is that the committee should comprise the members elected to the Council from the area of the present administrative County of London, with appropriate co-option; and that the committee should be wholly responsible for administering the education service in the area, the cost being charged on the area.The effect of these proposals will be that the education service within the County of London will continue undisturbed until there has been adequate opportunity to examine its working in relation to the new local government organisation. The Government believe that these practical measures for giving effect to the policy set out in the White Paper will best serve the interests of education within the County and will greatly ease the transition to the new local government organisation.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the likely effect on exports of the recently announced increase in the price of coal.

The increase applies to house coal only and there will be no effect on exports.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that there is growing anxiety about the possession of airguns and shot guns by young persons; what quantities of each of these were imported in each of the last three years; and if he will take steps to limit imports of these weapons.

As these weapons are freely available from British makers my right hon. Friend sees no grounds for preventing imports. Figures of imports are not available, as they are not separately classified in our trade accounts.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now consider allowing imports of new potatoes duty free until 30th June and postponing the increase in the rate of duty until 1st July.

After carefully considering applications by the Importers' Associations for suspension of the higher rate of duty between 16th May and 30th June, the Government have decided that suspension would not be justified.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the recommendations of the Toothill Committee's Report on the Scottish Economy, insofar as those recommendations relate to the working of the Local Employment Act.

The relevant recommendations of the Toothill Committee's Report raise issues of policy which are still under consideration. A statement will be made as soon as possible.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether, in view of the issue of warrants for their arrest, Mr. Guy Burgess and Mr. Donald Maclean are still granted emigrant status for the purposes of the Exchange Control Act, 1947;(2) when Mr. Guy Burgess and Mr. Donald Maclean were granted emigrant status; upon what grounds this was done; and, as a result, what funds have been made available to them by the Bank of England.

I presume that "emigrant status" refers to becoming permanently non-resident for the purposes of Exchange Control. These people were designated as non-resident in November, 1957, and September, 1958, respectively, on the grounds that they were residing permanently abroad, and the issue of warrants does not affect the position. It would not be in accordance with practice to give details of funds held or transferred by individuals.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the method of calculation by which he readied the figure of 1 to 10·7 for the overall ratio of staff to students in British universities; and what would be the figure reached by the method followed in recent years by the University Grants Committee.

The figure arrived at by the method no longer used by the University Grants Committee would show a more favourable staff/student ratio than 1 to 10·7, but I do not think I should be justified in asking the University Grants Committee to calculate a figure by a method which they no longer think reflects the true position. I could not attempt within the limits of a Parliamentary Answer to describe the detailed statistical method adopted by the University Grants Committee in advising my right hon. and learned Friend on this matter, but I understand that full details will be set out in their next Annual Report.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Customs officials do not remain on duty at Fishguard after 9 p.m., having regard to the departure of ships at 0215 hours and the need to meet the convenience of the public.

The regular practice at Fishguard is for a Customs officer to remain on duty at the request of the transport authorities for as long as is necessary after 9 p.m. to deal with expected traffic, and for another officer to commence duty at midnight. In addition Waterguard staff are available to cover all the scheduled services. I have no reason to suppose that these arrangements do not adequately meet the convenience of the public, but if my hon. Friend has any evidence to the contrary, I will look into the matter further.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken to accept certain land at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, in settlement of Estate Duty; and if he will make a statement.

In 1957 the executors of the late Sir William Hughes Hunter offered certain land at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, to the Inland Revenue in part satisfaction of Estate Duty. The land, which includes cliffs, foreshore and the harbour at Cemaes Bay, has now been accepted at a cost to the National Land Fund of £5,027. An area of nearly 50 acres, the major part of the estate, has been transferred to the National Trust. A long stretch of foreshore and the harbour at Cemaes Bay have been transferred to the Crown Estate Commissioners, and a small parcel of land has been transferred to the Ministry of Works.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now publish a list of the titles of reports completed by the Social Survey in the last decade; and if he will indicate which of these reports have been published, and where.

The following is a list of titles of reports completed by the Social Survey Division of the Central Office of Information since 1951. Those marked (P) have been published by the Central Office, but where a price is not given are now out of print:

	s.	d.
Scientific Manpower (P).
Domestic Heating (P)	10	0
Technical Information in Industry (P).
British Industries Fair 1952 (No. 1 and No. 2) (P).
General Practitioners (P).
Sound Insulation in Flats (P).
Small Scale Food Production.
Medical Service in the Armed Forces (P).
Experiments in Hospital Ward Organisation.
British Industries Fair 1954.
Parking Space (P).
Domestic Heating (No. 2) (P)	7	6
Promotion Prospects in Industry.
Reading Habits of Technologists (P)	22	6
Foster Parents (P)	7	6
Post Office Services (P)	60	0
Nursing Methods in a General Hospital (P)	22	6
Medresco Hearing Aid (II).
Welfare Foods (No. 2) (P)	17	6
Hospital Ward Organisation.
Services Recruitment.
Army Manpower.
Survey among Grassland Farmers (P)	47	6
Survey among Grassland Farmers (summarised version) (P)	12	6
Refuse Disposal in Flats (P)	5	0
The Wearing of Crash Helmets by Motor-Cyclists (P)	10	0
Accidents to Young Motor-Cyclists (P)	12	6
The Higher National Certificate 1952 (P)	10	0
Formal Training in Agriculture (P)	25	0
Access to Flats.
Drunkenness.
Children's Play Spaces.

	s.	d.
New Army Uniforms.
Weights and Measures.
Residential Use of Caravans (P)	9	0
Origin and Destination of Commercial Traffic in London.
Old Peoples Housing.
Space Utilisation in Offices.
Dissemination of Information to the Building Industry.
Aircrew Recruitment.
Smokeless Fuel.
Expenditure on
(a) Repairs and Alterations to Domestic Property, on Gardens, Removals, Domestic Service and Laundry (P)	17	6
(b) Repairs and Alterations to Domestic Property, on Gardens, Removals, Domestic Service, Pets, Meals in Catering Establishments and Cleaning Materials (P)	17	6
(c) Meals in Catering Establishments (P)	30	0

In addition, a small number of surveys which have not been published have been carried out for the administrative purposes of the Post Office.The following publications incorporate reports or material produced by the Social Survey:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made with the establishment of a Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council.

My right hon. Friend has this matter very much in mind. He is not yet ready to make a statement but he hopes to be able to do so before long.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what proportion of the cost of the two schemes for providing hostel accommodation for Commonwealth students in Reading is being borne by Her Majesty's Government.

In one scheme already approved the proportion is just under a half. In the other it is likely to be about the same.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what representations Her Majesty's Government have received from the Pakistani High Commissioner in London or from the Pakistani Government regarding the alleged overcharging of Pakistani immigrants by a small number of taxi-drivers at London Air port; and what action has been taken to investigate these complaints and to prevent their recurrence.

I have received no representations from the Pakistan High Commissioner; but these and related allegations have been discussed with members of his staff, and with the Government of Pakistan in Rawalpindi.The London Airport administration became concerned last year about exorbitant charges to immigrants made by a small number of drivers of taxis and other vehicles. Under the Hackney Carriage Acts, a high charge for a journey over six miles is not in itself illegal. Nevertheless, the airport administration did what they could to discourage these practices, and in July my Department drew the attention of the Pakistan High Commission to the situation.The recent large increase in the number of immigrants from Pakistan has aggravated this problem; and the Pakistan authorities have taken steps, both to limit the issue of passports, and to ensure that proper arrangements have been made for the reception of Pakistanis coming to Britain. We welcome this.The police are carefully investigating whether there is evidence of any breaches of our law in the various allegations made about the exploitation of immigrants, and the Pakistan High Commission has been invited to make available any information known to them.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has further considered the position regarding the hill cow farming subsidy; and whether he will make a statement on the position to be adopted after 1963.

I am not yet in a position to make a statement about the future of this subsidy, but I will do so as soon as possible.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on his latest discussions with the chairman of London Transport on the building of the Victoria Line underground railway.

I have this scheme under review, but I regret that I am not at present in a position to make a statement.

asked the Minister of Transport why, in view of the urgent necessity to settle the route of the M.4 between Tormarton and Almondsbury, he has postponed convening the requisite public inquiry until the week beginning 19th August.

As soon as it became clear that a public inquiry into this scheme would be necessary I put in hand the publication of my detailed proposals for alterations to the side roads and private accesses affected by the Scheme. These were advertised on 27th April. More detailed information about the effects of my proposals will, therefore, be available at the inquiry.Allowing the statutory period for consideration of these details by those affected, I could not hold the inquiry until August. The week beginning 19th August is the earliest practicable date. I have taken these measures to secure the quickest possible progress with the statutory procedures.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now publish the findings of the Molson Com- mission on the Buganda-Bunyoro dispute in Uganda; and if he will make a statement.

The Report is being laid before Parliament today and is being published simultaneously here and in Uganda. Her Majesty's Government are most grateful to Lord Molson and his fellow Commissioners for this incisive and constructive document. I am sure that it will be carefully studied by all concerned and that its recommendations provide a sound basis which I hope will help Buganda and Bunyoro to reach an agreed settlement of this dangerous dispute.

asked the Minister of Health if he will reject the proposals of the West Sussex County Council to provide an ambulance service under their direct control, in view of the increased costs and dislocation of services which such new controls would entail; and if he will confirm instead the retention of the present ambulance service provided for the county by the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the British Red Cross Society.

My right hon. Friend has not yet reached a decision on these proposals.