asked the President of the Board of Trade how many new industries have established themselves in Dorset in the last three years; and how many people they employ.

Information on all new industries that have set up in Dorset is not available, because, amongst other factors, industrial development certificates are not required for new factories of less than 5,000 sq. ft. in area. Forty-three industrial development certificates for new buildings and extensions were issued between 1st April, 1960, and 31st May, 1963, with an estimated total employment of 1,065. Seven of the firms concerned were new to the county.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what decision has now been reached about continuation of the preference for bananas from the Southern Cameroons.

I would refer the hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply on 26th June to similar Questions asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Wembley, South (Mr. Russell) and by the right hon. and learned Member for Rowley Regis and Tipton (Mr. A. Henderson).

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will introduce legislation requiring that public companies shall publish annually full details of donations given to outside bodies of a primarily charitable or political nature.

No. If the donations are relatively large disclosure may well be required by the Companies Act under which a company's accounts must show a true and fair view of a company's profit or loss.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to protect British firms engaged in, or seeking to engage in, legitimate trade with Cuba, from the pressure designed to restrict such trade which has been exercised upon them by members of the United States Embassy.

If the hon. Member will send me evidence of interference with legitimate trade with Cuba or the exercise of improper pressure, I will consider it.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to prevent firms from falsely representing that their goods have been guaranteed by his Department.

No. I have received no evidence that claims of this kind are being made.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is now taking to aid diversification in the Clyde shipyards.

Assistance under the Local Employment Act is available for firms in the shipbuilding industry, as in any other, who have suitable projects which will provide employment in the development districts.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage industrialists to establish new industries in the new town of Cumbernauld.

The Board of Trade takes every appropriate opportunity to bring the advantages of Cumbernauld to the attention of industry, and the facilities of the Act are available for any industrialist with a suitable project which he wishes to locate in the new town.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if, in view of the persistent high rate of unemployment over the last 15 years in the north-west area of Monmouthshire, he will schedule it as a development district;

I have nothing to add to the Answer given by my hon. Friend to a similar Question by the hon. Member on 5th February.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now take steps to implement that part of the Jenkins Report recommending that shipowners be required to divulge their profits.

I am considering this recommendation in consultation with my right hon Friend the Minister of Transport. I am not yet in a position to make a statement.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the progress of his review of the Restrictive Practices Act; and when he will announce his decision on

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what economic aid he proposes to give to Malta when the three Services are completely run down; what steps are being taken to absorb those who will become redun- the future of the Restrictive Practices Court.

There view includes all aspects of policy and legislation on monopolies and mergers as well as the Restrictive Trade Practices Act. It is making good progress, but I cannot yet say when decisions will be announced.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will introduce legislation to make building grants payable to local authorities building factories for rent in development districts.

No.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish details in the Official Report showing the distribution of industrial development certificates in the various industrial regions in the United Kingdom since 1951, the capacity involved, and the number of jobs provided.

The figures are as follows:dant; what the number of unemployed will be at that time; and to what extent the national income of Malta will be affected.

The Prime Minister of Malta is now considering the recommendations of a United Nations Economic Mission, and when he is ready we will be discussing Malta's economic and financial needs. Meanwhile, the Government of Malta, with our assistance, are pressing forward with the development of new manufacturing industries and tourism, and are helping those who wish to find employment abroad.The reduction in the Services' establishments in Malta is phased over five years. The position in 1967 will depend on the steps taken in the intervening period.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what consultations he has had with the Basutoland authorities, with a view to giving economic assistance to the hundreds of Africans from South Africa who have entered the country.

None. I am advised by the Basutoland authorities that there is at present no evidence of an influx on the scale suggested by the hon. Member or of a need for special measures of economic assistance.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Mr. Patrick Duncan has been prohibited entry into the High Commission Territories.

I would refer the hon. Member to my reply of 25th June to the hon. Member for Eton and Slough (Mr. Brockway).

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the postponement of the constitutional talks regarding federation proposals in the East Caribbean.

The following is the statement I issued on 10th June which explains fully the reasons for the postponement of this Conference.Following upon the break-up of the West Indies Federation and the decision to grant independence separately to Jamaica and Trinidad, a conference of the remaining eight West Indian colonies was held in London in June, 1962. At this conference the representatives of these territories agreed to form a federation. The main features of the proposed federation were set out in the conference report (Cmnd. 1746).Shortly afterwards, there were elections in Grenada, which resulted in a change of government. The new government decided to seek association with Trinidad in preference to joining the proposed federationIn December, 1962, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Duncan Sandys, took the opportunity of his visit to the Caribbean to hold a joint meeting of the Chief Ministers of Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St.Vincent, in a statement issued after this meeting, the Ministers unanimously reaffirmed their conviction that federation offered the best prospects for the economic and political progress of their peoples; and it was agreed that a conference should be convened in London in June, 1963, to reach final decisions about the form of the federation.In preparation for this conference, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Nigel Fisher, had discussions in Barbados with the Chief Ministers of the seven territories on 24th to 31st May. These discussions revealed a significant divergence of opinion between the governments concerned. Some of the differences arose from further reflection upon the original proposals, while others arose from consideration of recent expert studies of the administrative, fiscal and economic aspects of the problem.At the final session of the conference on 31st May, the Chief Ministers presented to Mr. Fisher a statement suggesting a new procedure for establishing the federation. This statement had been agreed between the seven Ministers, subject to the reservations by three of them.Since the suggestions in this statement involved radical changes in the proposals previously considered, and since time would clearly be required to study them, it was agreed that the Constitutional Conference in London would have to be postponed until later in the year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) which of the recommendations made by Miss Carleen O'Loughlin in her recent report on the British Virgin Islands have been accepted; and, in particular, what plans exist for the airport, bridges and roads development she suggests;(2) what plans he has to develop the tourist trade of the British Virgin Islands; and to what extent this trade has improved recently, particularly in 1962–63.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when the Government of the British Virgin Islands can expect an answer to the proposals submitted by them for implementing the current development plan.

The Virgin Islands Government have already implemented most of Dr. O'Loughlin's proposals for fiscal reform, all aimed at encouraging the tourist trade. Her recommendations on capital development, which she envisaged as being carried out over eight years, have been before a local committee, which made recommendations for expenditure over a period of three years. These proposals have been adopted by the Virgin Islands Government. They include proposals for improving and extending airstrips, linking it to the mainland by a bridge and the paving of roads, all on the lines suggested by Dr. O'Loughlin.It is unlikely that any major sources of finance other than CD. and W. moneys can be found to implement these proposals. A further allocation of CD. and W. funds, depends on the enactment of the Commonwealth Development Bill which received its Third Reading in this House on the 28th June. Until I am in a position to announce the new Virgin Islands allocation under this enactment, I am unable to give a full answer to their proposals.In the first five months of this year the number of tourists was more than double that of the same period last year. This increase is expected to be maintained this year and will probably accelerate with the opening of the new resort in Virgin Gorda next January.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on his constitutional proposals for Swaziland.

On 30th May I published a full statement on this matter in a White Paper.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what report he has received from the Under-Secretary on the situation in British Guiana; and if he will make a statement.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. G. M. Thomson) on 18th June and to that given by my hon. Friend to the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, East (Mr. Bottomley) on 19th June.When there are any further important developments I will report them to the House.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many members of the public were injured on Wednesday, 25th June, in Georgetown, British Guiana, when the police in and escorting Prime Minister Jagan's car opened fire; if he will make a statement; and if he will hold an inquiry.

Four persons with confirmed bullet wounds reported to hospital but it is not known how many were injured in the incident in question.Internal security is the responsibility of the Government of British Guiana. It would, therefore, not be appropriate for me to institute an inquiry.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will now take steps to suspend the Constitution of British Guiana and conduct a referendum to find out if the majority of the people want a new Constitution to include voting by proportional representation.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the results so far of the current elections in Sarawak; what are the aggregate votes for each of the parties and independents participating in the elections; and what proportion and number of district councils and seats have been elected to date.

The District Council elections in Sarawak are now complete. The results were:

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made in the implementation of the South Arabian Federation; and whether the Aden Protectorate Government co-operates fully with British military authorities in enabling military exercises to operate entirely within Protectorate territory.

:The Federation of South Arabia was inaugurated in February, 1959, with six founder States. Other States of the Protectorate have subsequently acceded, and Aden Colony became a Member on the 18th January, 1963. The Federation now comprises 14 States with a total population of roughly ¾ million.If by"the Aden Protectorate Government" the hon. Member means the Government of the South Arabian Federation, the answer to the second part of the Question is"yes".

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what estimate he is now able to make of the proportion of British expatriate civil servants now serving the Kenya Government who wish to leave Kenya before independence.

Slightly less than one quarter of the total number of expatriate designated officers serving in Kenya on the 1st June will retire between now and next January.

asked the Postmaster-General what advice was given to him by his Television Advisory Committee in connection with the adoption in the United Kingdom of a dual standard television system for the transmission and reception of the European 625 line 50 fields system, as well as the United States 525 line 60 fields system.

The Committee's advice is contained in a letter to me dated 13th June from the Chairman. I have placed a copy of this letter in the Library, and I am sending my hon. Friend a copy. The Committee's view is that, while a dual-standard television system of this kind might prove to be a worthwhile development in the long term, it would be quite impracticable to introduce such a system for at least another 10 years. I have accepted this advice.

asked the Postmaster-General (1) which areas are being considered for pay-television experiments; for what reasons they have been selected for consideration; and to what extent in each area his Department will assist with the experiments;(2) if he has now considered the licence applications for pay-television experiments; and if he will list the organisations to whom he is offering licences.

I am aiming at a representative cross-section of households. To that end I hope to include both London, and other towns in different parts of the country. Selection may be somewhat limited as most applicants look for existing relay distribution networks as a basis for their operations. Discussions with applicants about possible localities are still proceeding, and I will make an announcement as soon as I can.Oversight of the experiment will be from Post Office Headquarters, which may ask local post office officials to assist.

asked the Postmaster-General whether it is the intention of his Department or the pay-television licensee to ascertain the viewing habits of sample households in areas where pay television experiments are to take place.

I have this point very much in mind, and the exact form of the statistics required, and the way they will be obtained, are now being discussed with applicants.

asked the Postmaster-General (1) what steps are being taken to reach a final decision on the colour system to be adopted for television; and if the matter has yet been referred to the Television Advisory Committee;(2) whether, in the general authorisation he has given to the British Broadcasting Corporation for television colour transmissions, he has included experiments with the three available types of colour receiver.

I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to my reply to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Shettleston (Sir M. Galpern), on 31st May, 1963. The B.B.C.'s experimental colour transmissions are designed to test the three different colour television systems overall and not merely the receivers needed to display the differing signals.

asked the Postmaster-General what progress is being made on, and what is the expected completion date of, the new telephone exchange building being erected to house the subscriber trunk dialling equipment for the Kirkcaldy area.

Work on the new Kirkcaldy Telephone Exchange began on 25th March last, and I expect the building to be completed in the autumn of next year. The new exchange should be ready for service by the spring of 1966.

asked the Post master-General whether he is aware that there are only three telephone junctions at the Malden Exchange and that this causes delay in this fast growing area for subscribers who dial numbers; and when he will install further junctions on that exchange.

The number of junctions at the Maiden Exchange far exceeds three. There are in fact over 800, giving outlets to and from the London telephone system and the trunk services. I am not aware of difficulty in dialling calls to or from Malden, but if the hon. Member has any particular trouble in mind and will give me details I will gladly make inquiries.

asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of complaints about the failure of his Department to repair telephones over week-ends; and if he will take action to improve this service.

I am not aware of any general complaint about the telephone repair service at week-ends, but if the hon. Member has any particular case in mind and would like to let me have details I will gladly look into it.

asked the Postmaster-General for what reason a letter postmarked Fareham, 8.45 p.m., 25th June, 1963, whose cover has now been forwarded to him, was not delivered in Cadogan Gardens, London, S.W.I, until the morning of 27th June, 1963, some 36 hours later; and, in view of the fact that this represents a rate of some 2 miles per hour, what steps he will take to speed up the service.

I am sorry that this letter was not delivered on 26th June as it should have been. So far I have not been able to find out what went wrong, but I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as my inquiries are complete.

asked the Postmaster-General when the construction of the communications tower at Goose Green will begin; how long it will last; how much it will cost; how many men will be employed; and how many lorry loads will be required daily at the peak period in construction.

I expect that construction of the Goose Green radio station will begin in August this year and that the work will take about nine months. As the building contract has not yet been placed, I am sorry I am unable to answer the other parts of my hon. Friend's Question.

asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what exploration has been carried out by United Nations experts for oil in or around Malta; and what report has been published.

I understand that, at the request of the Government of Malta, a United Nations expert visited the island in September and October, 1962, to advise on petroleum policy but that no report has been published, although one has been submitted in confidence to the Malta Government. The responsibility in matters of this kind rests entirely with the Government of Malta.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what financial assistance was given by the Government to industrial research associations in 1962; and how this compared with their income from other sources.

Approximately £2·2 million, compared with about £6·75 million from other sources.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what additional space is being provided for books in the new National Reference Library for Science and Invention beyond that originally planned; how many more volumes this will accommodate; and when he anticipates that a start will be made with this library.

As my noble Friend the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said in another place on 6th May, the original plan was that there should be accommodation for 600,000 volumes. Last year, in the light of increasing output this was raised to 800,000 with further accommodation to be made available if necessary. The vast resources of the British Museum Library at Bloomsbury will of course be available to supplement the current reference collections at the South Bank.My noble Friend stated on 6th May that it is hoped to start building early in 1964.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what study he has made of the memorandum from the Society of Visiting Scientists Limited, sent to him by the hon. Member for West Lothian, concerning the need for a Government grant in aid, to enable it to extend its services for visiting scientists from overseas; and what reply he has made.

In 1961 the Government felt unable to accede to a request from the Society of Visiting Scientists for support from public funds in addition to the grant to the Society from the British Council. Should the Society wish to make fresh representations, as suggested by the memorandum which I received from the hon. Member on Friday last, 28th June, my noble Friend would of course consider them.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that householders in Canton and in Grangetown, Cardiff, are faced with eviction solely because their landlord wishes to sell the property with vacant possession; and what steps he is proposing to take to give security of tenure to tenants placed in such circumstances.

I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is referring to the same cases as on 29th January when I asked him to send me details so that I might study them. He has not sent me the details.As has been said on many previous occasions, the Government do not believe that to give security of tenure to all tenants would be in the interests of tenants or would-be tenants at large.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that British oil firms are placing orders for two tankers in foreign yards because British prices are too high; if he will take steps to assist British shipbuilders to secure such contracts in future; and if he will make a statement.

I understand my hon. Friend is referring to the inquiries which British Petroleum is making in Sweden for four product carriers. It has not yet decided where to place these orders.

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has recently placed orders for 20 ships worth about £1 million each in foreign yards and none in British yards, because British prices were 30 per cent. higher and credit terms shorter than their com-

The following is the answer:petitors; what action he is taking to get similar orders placed here; and if he will make a statement.

No. While prices quoted and credit terms offered are commercial matters for the shipyards, I understand that generally British prices are competitive for the type of ships required by the Russians. The facilities of E.C.G.D. are available and credit terms should also be competitive.As regards the last part of the Question, I understand that negotiations are still continuing for several orders in British yards.

asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the alignment of the escape roads on the Whiteways Hill on the Tetbury-Dursley road is not satisfactory and is a cause of danger; and what proposals he has to improve them.

The Gloucestershire County Council is the responsible highway authority for this road. I understand it is satisfied that the steps taken in 1949 to improve some of the escape roads have considerably reduced the dangers on Whiteways Hill. The council has no proposals for any future improvement.

asked the Minister of Transport when work on the Aston Down road improvement scheme will begin.

I understand that, because of difficulties over the acquisition of land, the Gloucestershire County Council does not expect work to begin before the end of October, 1963.

asked the Minister of Transport how many miles of motorway have now been constructed in England and Wales.

217½ miles.

asked the Minister of Transport how many mile of dual carriageway have been constructed in England and Wales in the last five years.

Approximately 525 miles.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will place at the disposal of Lord Denning the statement sent to him by Colin Jordan, giving information obtained from John Vassall while in prison, and the later official investigation of that statement.

No. The statement to which the right hon. Gentleman refers is not concerned with any of the matters that Lord Denning is investigating.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange for legal aid to be given to those witnesses who are allowed legal representation when appearing before the Denning inquiry.

I have already explained why Lord Denning thinks that in the ordinary way a witness before him will not need to be legally represented; but in those cases where he agrees that a witness should be accompanied by his legal adviser, he will be willing to advise whether an ex gratia contribution to the cost of legal representation should be made from public funds.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will give an assurance that all the letters, documents, papers and photographs, including classified material, in connection with the Profumo affair in the possession of himself and the various Ministers concerned have been or will be forwarded to Lord Denning in answer to his recent appeal.

Yes. All relevant papers in official hands have already been made available to Lord Denning.

asked the Prime Minister when he will indicate the policy to be adopted by Her Majesty's Government on the North-East Coast, based on the recent report by the Lord President of the Council.

My noble Friend's report is being considered and decisions arising from it will be announced as soon as possible.

asked the Prime Minister why Her Majesty's Government have taken over control of the Aldwych theatre for 10th July; by what authority this is being done; what arrangements are being made for the supply of tickets; and to what extent members of the public will be able to obtain tickets on payment of the proper admission charge.

A gala performance is a normal feature of a State visit; it is the occasion on which the Government entertain Her Majesty's visitors. On this occasion Her Majesty's Government have taken the Aldwych Theatre. This theatre is considerably smaller than Covent Garden where these gala performances usually take place and this means that there are not enough seats to make it possible to offer tickets to the public.

asked the Prime Minister what record was taken of the meeting of the five Ministers with Mr. Profumo in the early hours of 22nd March, 1963.

None.

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty the number of success-

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the income of a farmer on a 100 acre farm or under compares with the average wage of a farm worker.

The following tables give information about successful applicants for General List and Royal Marine commissions in the period 1954–1962. Records for the previous two years are not readily available.Details of the schools of supplementary and special duties lists, and instructor, medical and dental branches entrants, are not held centrally and cannot readily be provided.

Farmers' incomes, even on a given size of farm, vary considerably according to the quality of the land, the type of farming, the level of management, and other factors. The latest information for England and Wales, provided by the Farm Management Survey, relates to 1961–62, when the average net income for all farms up to 100 acres in the Survey was £851 per farm.The average weekly earnings of hired regular full-time adult male farm workers in England and Wales in 1961–62 were 220s. 6d., the equivalent of £573 per year.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the present level of farmers' incomes; and whether he will publish a table setting forth their incomes relevant to the acreage of their farms.

The level of aggregate farm net income in the United Kingdom forecast for 1962–63 is £408 million, or £407 million when adjusted to normal weather conditions. Information about farm incomes according to size and type of farm is provided by the Farm Management Survey for England and Wales and I would refer my hon. Friend to the table given in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Torrington (Mr. P. Browne) on 30th May. This gave figures for 1960–61 and 1961–62, the latest available year.

asked the Minister of Aviation what consultations he has had in the last six months with airline operators and pilots about noise at London Airport.

My operational staff keep in close touch with airline operators and pilots about noise abatement procedures at London (Heathrow) Airport. This is a continuing process and works very well.My officials had consultations with the airlines prior to my reaching a decision about night jet flights this summer, of which I informed the House on 29th March.

asked the Minister of Aviation (1) what contracts have been placed for the project studies of the Hobart radio system; and to what firms they have been given;(2) for how long has the Hobart radio plan been under consideration by his Department; when he expects to com- plete his studies of the first development phase; and to what extent the Plessey Company has received contracts from his Department for this purpose.

The Hobart plan in its present form was submitted to my Department in 1961. I expect the studies on the main technical areas to be completed progressively by about the end of 1964. The following contracts have so far been placed either for the submission of competitive assessments as a preliminary to project studies or for actual project studies:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to ban the inclusion of undesirable picture cards in packaged sweets and goods on sale in this country.

I have seen some of these cards, but I am not certain that they call for special legislation. I commend the voluntary action of confectioners and others who, according to my information, have decided to stop the distribution of them.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement on the working of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act in so far as it affects immigration from India, in view of the fact that there are 8 million people unemployed and 18 million chronically underemployed in that country.

Since 1st July, 1962, there has been a net inward movement from India of about 10,000. Some 17,000 vouchers have been issued to Indian citizens by the Ministry of Labour, and rather more than 3,000 have come here with such vouchers.

asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish figures in the Official Report showing the relationship of jobs to school leavers, in the London, Midlands and Scottish areas, respectively, after the summer school leaving date in 1962, and his estimates of the equivalent figures for 1963.

The following table shows the numbers and percentage of summer school leavers unemployed at the first statistical count after the summer 1962 school leaving dates, together with the number of vacancies for young persons then notified to Youth Employment Bureaux and remaining unfilled. The figures relate to mid-August, 1962, for

asked the Minister of Labour what percentage of the insured population in North-West Monmouthshire, including Rhymney, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and Blaina and Abertillery, was unemployed on 31st March, 1950, 1955, 1960, and 1963.

Following is the information:

asked the Minister of Power what general direction he has given to the National Coal Board respecting the use of National Coal Board pension funds.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the opening of the new technical colleges in Motherwell and Hamilton will affect the continuation of Coatbridge Technical College as a further education centre; and if he will make a statement.

Lanarkshire education authority intends to transfer to the new colleges in Motherwell and Hamilton some of the more advanced courses at present provided at Coatbridge Technical College. A wide range of courses will continue to be provided at Coatbridge, but the detailed provision will be decided in the light of the circumstances at the time of the opening of the new colleges.

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is aware of the damage done to the grass surrounding Cromwell's statue by use of weedkiller on the gravel paths; and whether he will see that such damage does not happen again.

We are aware of this damage, which occurred when an application of weedkiller to the paths was splashed into the grass by heavy rain. All possible steps will be taken to ensure that the grass is not harmed in this way again.