asked the Minister of Education what major building projects at teacher training colleges are due to be completed in 1962.

The information is as follows:

asked the Minister of Education what major building projects

The information is as follows;

asked the Minister of Education if he proposes to regard as qualified teachers in secondary schools those holding the new Licentiate of the College of Preceptors with a higher national certificate.

A higher national certificate or any full technological certificate of the City and Guilds of London Institute, together with five years' industrial experience, is accepted as a qualification for the status of qualified teacher.

asked the Minister of Education what proposals for salary purposes he will make to the Burnham Committee regarding the possession of the new Licentiate of the College of Preceptors in relation to a university degree.

It is for the Burnham Committee to consider in the first instance whether to recommend to my right hon. Friend that additional qualifications entitling a teacher to be paid on a graduate scale should be introduced into their Report. I understand the Committee has the Licentiate of the College of Preceptors under consideration for this purpose at the present time.

asked the Minister of Education what major building projects at primary and secondary schools are due to be completed in 1962.

Since the list is very long containing 680 projects costing £69,445,000, I am sending a copy to the hon. Member.

asked the Prime Minister which Ministers are the responsible advisers of the Crown in the making of recommendations for grants of pensions on the Civil List under the provisions of the Civil List Act, 1837.

The First Lord of the Treasury.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made by the consultative committee appointed by him in 1961 to consider welfare problems and the provision of amenities for Forestry Commission villages; how many meetings of this committee have been held; what recommendations it has made; and if he will make a statement.

The Border District Forest Consultative Committee was set up in July last year and some progress has been made. It has met four times and will next meet in October. Its function is to provide a regular means of consultation between the Commission and its employees on a variety of questions concerning local working conditions and village amenities. A wide range of these matters have been discussed at the meetings and agreed action taken.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will instruct his committee of investigation to inquire into the constitution of the Tomato and Cucumber Marketing Board.

No. Ministers have no powers under the Agricultural Marketing Act to refer a general inquiry of this kind to the Committee.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total disposals of butter in the latest convenient period; and how much of these represent home production, and imports from New Zealand, Denmark, and Ireland, respectively.

In the 12 months ended 31st March, 1962, total butter disposals in the United Kingdom were 479,000 tons. Home production totalled 52,000 tons and imports from New Zealand, Denmark and the Irish Republic were 158,000, 97,000 and 11,000 tons respectively.

asked the Minister of Aviation to whom a contract has now been let for the proposed car park at London Airport; how many different designs were considered; and whether a mechanical, ramp-type, or other type of construction has been chosen.

The information is as follows: Messrs. Taylor Woodrow Construction, Ltd.; 20 different designs; ramp-type construction.

asked the Minister of Aviation on what date work is to be commenced on the proposed car park at London Airport; what will be the total capacity in car spaces; and what is the anticipated date of completion.

The information is as follows: about 12th June; 1,092 car spaces; June, 1963.

asked the Minister of Health how much was spent on advertising for nursing staffs in the last financial year in The Nursing Mirror, The Nursing Times, newspapers and periodicals published in this country, and newspapers and periodicals published in countries overseas, respectively.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Minister of Health what proposals have been made for selling hospital land at Shrewsbury in order to provide provisions for private patients within the boundary of a National Health Service hospital; how much use of existing hospital services is to be offered to the private hospital; and if he will make a statement.

No such proposal has been made to me.

asked the Minister of Health what increase would be needed in the National Insurance stamp payments if that part of National Health Service expenditure which is at present paid by the Exchequer and from prescription charges were financed entirely by such payments.

Nearly 15s. a week.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the nature of his reply to the deputation from the Lancashire and Merseyside Industrial Development Corporation on 22nd May on the subject of urban development.

My right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary assured the deputation that he would report its views to me and that careful consideration would be given to these.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will institute a detailed study of a typical older town in the North-West area in relation to the legislative and financial implications of large-scale redevelopment, slum clearance, and emigration drift.

I am having discussions with towns in the North-West with serious slum clearance problems. I will bear the hon. Member's suggestion in mind.

asked the Minister of Labour how the settlement made with the dock workers employed by British Railways compared with that arrived at in the recent dock wages award.

:Registered dock workers employed at the British Transport Commission commercial docks will receive the increases agreed under the settlement negotiated in the National Joint Council for the port transport industry on 12th May which applies to all registered dock workers. The terms of the agreement were that dock workers' piece rates should be increased by 3 per cent. and their time rates by Is. 6d. a day with effect from 14th May, 1962. The agreement also provided for normal working hours to be reduced from 44 to 42 with effect from 27th August, 1962.Other specialist grades employed in the British Transport Commission docks are covered by agreements made with the railway trade unions. The British Transport Commission reached agreement with these trade unions in April to increase wage rates by 3 per cent. with effect from 1st April, 1962, and to reduce normal working hours from 44 to 42 with effect from 24th April, 1962.

asked the Minister of Labour how many retired bank and Civil Service officials and business executives have been registered with the Bexhill Employment Exchange during the past twelve months, and how many have found employment during this period.

At the beginning of June, 110 retired men, formerly employed in banking and insurance, the Civil Service and business, were registered for employment at the Bexhill Employment Exchange. I regret that the rest of the information for which my hon. Friend has asked is not available, but I am writing to him to explain the position.

asked the Minister of Labour how many boys entered apprenticeships in all industries in Scotland during each of the years from 1957 to 1961, inclusive.

The numbers were as follows:

asked the Minister of Labour what are the number of boys who entered apprenticeships in the building industry in Scotland for each year from 1957 to 1961.

The numbers were as follows:

asked the Minster of Labour what number of boys entered engineering industries in Scotland during each of the years from 1957 to 1961, inclusive.

The numbers were as follws:

asked the Minister of Labour what are the figures of average weekly earnings, as at October, 1961, for the top deciles of the workers employed in the 20 major industries.

As inquiries into the distribution of earnings are held at infrequent intervals, information on the average weekly earnings for the top decile in October, 1961, is not available. The last inquiry of this kind related to October, 1960, and on the assumption that the spread of earnings since that date has not altered the following estimates can be made of the top deciles (i.e. for one-tenth of the men average earnings exceeded the figures shown).

asked the Minister of Labour what was the proportion of the United Kingdom working population employed in agriculture in 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1960.

The estimated proportion was 5·1 per cent. in 1950 and 4 per cent. in 1960. I regret that comparable figures for the earlier years are not available.

asked the Minister of Labour what disputes resulting in stoppages of work are now taking place as a result of the refusal of managements to negotiate with non-manual trade unions; what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government in relation to this general problem; and what action his Department is taking to deal with in- dividual manifestations of it, such as the dispute at British Nylon Spinners, Gloucester.

I am aware of no such stoppages other than the stoppage at Gloucester referred to by the hon. Member. Recognition of a trade union is a matter for the employer to decade. If disputes arise over this issue and I am asked to help I am always ready to do what I can to assist the parties to reach agreement. This is so in the present dispute at Gloucester.

asked the Postmaster-General if he will take steps to investigate the delay in mail in transit between Leicester and Countesthorpe.

Yes; I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as my inquiries are complete.

asked the Postmaster-General if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the takings of the telephone kiosk at Thorganby, Lincolnshire, for the years 1960 and 1961.

The takings for the last two financial years were £15 15s. 8d. and £16 15s. 2d. respectively.

asked the Minister of Power whether he has considered the Report from the Select Committee on Nationalised Industries on the gas industry.

I have studied this Report and have sent the Committee my observations, with those of the Gas Council. I understand that the Committee will shortly publish them.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state in respect of each of the High Commission Territories what is the estimated percentage increase in public capital expenditure during the coming financial

asked the Minister of Transport how many accidents, fatal and otherwise, have occurred in Kerves Lane,

asked the Minister of Transport when he will give a decision upon the byelaws, proposed to be made year compared with the last financial year.

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 8th May, 1962; Vol. 659, c. 189] supplied the following information regarding public capital expenditure in Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland:Horsham, each year since 1st January, 1959; and what steps he is taking to prevent further accidents in this thoroughfare in the future.

I give below the accident record: by Trinity House, to provide for increases in the pilotage rates applicable to outward sea pilots of the Isle of Wight pilotage district.

My decision to confirm the proposed byelaws was conveyed to the Secretary, the Trinity House and the Secretary of the United Kingdom Pilots' Association on 23rd May, 1962.Signed and sealed byelaws were confirmed on my behalf on 4th June and they come into force on 11th June.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he will list the principal changes in tariff made by Commonwealth Governments on United Kingdom goods since the Ottawa Agreement.

The British Government made Trade Agreements after the

asked the President of the Board of Trade when the Report of the Jenkins Committee on Company Law will be published.

I shall present the Report to Parliament on the 21st June. The Report will be published on the same day.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will cancel the order placed by the Metropolitan Police for the supply of 18,000 torches from the United States of America, so that the firm in Leicestershire, details of which have been sent to him, which supplies torches to three-quarters of the British police forces as well as many forces overseas, may first be asked if it can satisfactorily fulfil this requirement of the Metropolitan Police.

No. I have written to my hon. Friend explaining the circumstances in which this order for 16,000 (not 18,000) torches was placed, and I am informed that most of them have already been delivered to the Metropolitan Police.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the highest and lowest number of children under the age of 17 years, who, respectively, and on any one day during the period 1st January to 31st May, 1962, were held in remand homes, remand centres and other establishments which could be reasonably deemed places of detention, and who were so detained because they were awaiting vacancies at approved schools.

I regret that the precise information requested is not available and could not be obtained without special inquiries which would throw a heavy burden of work on remand homes. The nearest information that I can give is that on 30th April there were 497 boys and 88 girls who had been committed to approved schools and in respect of whom applications for vacancies had been received.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of inquiries which were made to his Department about entry into the probation service during the week following the publication of the Morison Report; and how many were made in the subsequent weeks to the latest convenient date.

494 letters of inquiry about entry into training for the probation service were received during the week ending on 24th March. During the following 10 weeks, ending on 2nd June, 4,099 such letters were received. In addition, many people visited or telephoned to the Department for information.

asked the Secretary of State for War why the storage depot at Madeley is being closed; what steps are being taken by his Department to offer alternative employment to those displaced; and what will be the future use of the site and buildings.

As my hon. Friend told the hon. Gentleman in his letter of 31st May, the stores organisation taken over from the Ministry of Supply has now been integrated with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and as a result this depot, with a number of other establishments, is to be closed. Seven of the nine employees affected at Madeley are established, and will be offered transfers. I regret however that I cannot foresee alternative Government employment for the two temporary staff. The site and buildings will be disposed of in accordance with the usual practice.

asked the Secretary of State for War how many recruits from the Seychelles and Fiji, separately, joined the British Army in each month of this year.

Forty-eight recruits from the Seychelles enlisted in March: no recruits from Fiji have enlisted this year.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, in respect of adult male manual workers in the paper and printing industry employed by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, the average weekly earnings in October, 1951, and 1961, the percentage increase in earnings that would have been needed at October, 1961, to maintain the spending power of 1951, the actual percentage increase in earnings over that period, and the level to which earnings would have had to increase in October of each year from 1952 to 1961, inclusive, to allow for changes in the index of retail prices since October, 1951; and how these figures compare with the corresponding figures for adult male manual workers in the industry.

The information is as follows: