asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the concern of the medical authorities in Barnsley and district at the shortage of accommodation for the mentally sick, the growing waiting list, and the need for some to be urgently admitted; and if, in view of the fact that there is no local accommodation for such patients, he will institute an inquiry into the possibilities of more being admitted into other regions' mental hospitals.

I am not aware of any appreciable waiting list of mentally ill patients from Barnsley and district.

asked the Minister of Health whether he is satisfied with the working of the Mental Health Act, 1959, with particular reference to the growing practice for both mental hospitals and general hospitals to refuse admissions of aged disturbed persons; whether he will build psycho-geriatric units in the Sheffield Region to accommodate such cases; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend has no evidence of such a practice growing; the needs of these patients are taken into account in the proposals for development of the hospital services in the Sheffield Region outlined in Command 1604.

asked the Minister of Health how many boys and girls under the age of 20 had been, at the latest date for which figures are available, patients at Rampton and Moss Side, respectively, for two years or longer.

Following are the figures at 25th June, 1963:

—	Boys	Girls
Rampton	20	7
Moss Side	2	—

asked the Minister of Health how many boys and how many girls under the age of 13, aged13 to 14, 14 to 15, 15 to 16, 16 to 17, 17 to 18 and 18 to 19 were patients at Rampton and Moss Side, respectively, at the latest date for which figures are available.

Following are the figures at 25th June. 1963:

—	Rampton		Moss Side
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Under 13	1	—	—	—
13–14	—	—	—	—
14–15	—	1	—	1
15–16	1	1	1	1
16–17	7	4	2	—
17–18	10	3	7	—
18–19	16	8	8	1

asked the Minister of Health if he will give an estimate of the total payment by local authorities to general practitioners in the year 1961–62 in respect of smallpox vaccination record fees; how many items of service this represents; and how much was deducted from the central pool for doctors' remuneration.

Up to £¾ million; about 3 million; up to £¾ million.

asked the Minister of Health why the £1 million sum reserved from the payments to general practitioners for the purpose of improving standards and service to patients has not been used for that purpose.

It is being so used.

The room at Lee-on-Solent which the hon. and gallant Gentleman refers to as a V.I.P. lounge is in fact a small and simply furnished room with five chairs. It is used for senior officers. There is no intention of converting or improving it.Communications flights are carried out daily from this air station and officers and ratings are conveyed to the other naval air stations in the United Kingdom. There may at any one time be between a dozen and a score of junior officers and ratings waiting. Facilities for them are quite inadequate and it is unreasonable to expect them to continue to wait in the open, especially in bad weather, or in a passageway in which baggage is being handled. Accordingly the facilities for junior officers and ratings are to be improved by building on one new room with associated toilet facilities at a cost of less than £1,000.There is no V.I.P. car park. The small car park which exists is inadequate for those whom it is intended to serve namely the control tower staff and all passengers. There is a proposal to enlarge it slightly but no decisions have been taken.The cost of developments and renovations at this air station has been some £460,000 over the past few years, mainly on works connected with the transfer of H.M.S "Ariel" from Worthy Down. This transfer enabled the Admiralty to vacate Worthy Down.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what conclusions he has come to on the effectiveness of the trial period of the voluntary code of standards for the control of advertisements on business premises adopted by the Advertising Association; and what further action he is considering.

I have informed the Chairman of the Consultative Committee administering the code of standards for advertising on business premises that in my view the results of the industry's campaign to reduce advertising "clutter" are not yet as satisfactory as I would wish. I have asked the industry to intensify their efforts.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how many of the persons at present engaged in geological research have been trained in engineering geology.

British universities do not grant degrees in engineering geology, although most university courses in geology and civil engineering include training relevant to some aspects of the subject. I regret, therefore, that it is not possible to provide the information for which the hon. Member has asked.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how many pedologists are at present engaged on research under Government auspices; and by whom they are employed.

There is here a difficulty over nomenclature. Taking pedology to mean soil science excluding soil mechanics, the numbers employed and their Departments are:

Eight—by the Department of Technical Co-operation, often overseas.

Three—by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland.

One—by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Seventy—at stations under the auspices of the Agricultural Research Council and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland.

In addition, 42 soil chemists of the National Agricultural Advisory Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food undertake some relevant official research and experimentation in the course of their duties. The staffs of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Ministry of Transport also include people with a knowledge of soil mechanics.

asked the Minister of Transport whether he is satisfied with the progress being made by his consulting engineers in the detailed preparation of the scheme for the further extension of the Cardiff to Merthyr trunk road; and if he will hasten work on this scheme in view of the traffic load and prolonged traffic jams at peak travelling times between the Treforest Industrial Estate and the Valleys.

I am quite satisfied with the progress being made by the consulting engineers in the detailed preparation of this scheme. I am now considering where it might be included in my programme as soon as it is ready.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will provide a roundabout at the junction of Clayhall Avenue and Woodford Avenue, Ilford.

I am installing traffic signals experimentally before deciding what permanent measures are right for this junction.

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will advance the date of publication of the Worboys Committee Report.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will now advance the date of publication of the Worboys Report on traffic signs.

Yes. It will now be published on the afternoon of 3rd July.

asked the Minister of Education what is the approximate number of children of school age who have an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70.

Statistical information about children's intelligence quotients is not available for the reason that, taken alone, they are not a reliable guide to their educational needs.

asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement on the number of places to be provided for full-time art students in art schools recognised for the new diploma, and the number of students seeking places.

It is estimated that there will be approximately 1,400 places available this September at the 29 colleges and schools of art approved by the National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design to offer courses leading to the new diploma. Returns from local education authorities show that there are approximately 2,900 students, suitably qualified by age and minimum educational attainments, at present on pre-diploma courses. It cannot be assumed that all of these will complete their pre-diploma courses satisfactorily