asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements local police authorities can make for compensation to civilians injured in the course of assisting the police; and whether he will introduce legislation to improve these arrangements.

Under the Police (Scotland) Act, 1956, a police authority may pay rewards to civilians who have substantially contributed to the fulfilment of the functions of the police force. I understand also that a number of police authorities have recently taken out insurance policies to provide compensation where persons are killed or injured when assisting the police. I have no proposals for legislation.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the concern of the British Motor Corporation established at Bathgate at the slow progress in the provision of houses for its workers; and what steps he intends to take to expedite such provision.

Yes. I am continuing to keep in close touch with the local housing authorities concerned to ensure the shortfall is met as soon as ever possible. The total number of houses which the various authorities are arranging to provide is thought to be adequate for the ultimate needs.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why it is necessary to open a clinic for the treatment of venereal disease in Dunoon; to what extent there has been an increase of venereal disease in the district during the last three years; what expenditure is to be incurred; and to what extent the local authority is to be reimbursed for any expenditure incurred.

The clinic is being provided to avoid the need for patients having to travel to Greenock. Separate statistics are not maintained for Dunoon or for the Cowal district. Capital expenditure of about £1,000 and running costs of about £250 a year will be met by the Regional Hospital Board; and local authority expenditure of between £80 and £100 a year will be reckonable for general grant.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new petrol stations have been built or authorised during the last five years in each of the seven crofter counties.

This information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now make a statement on the McKenzie Report; and what proposals have been put to him in connection with the scheme to supply the island areas with electricity.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to make an announcement regarding his conclusions on the recommendations of the McKenzie Committee.

I would ask the hon. Members to await the statement I propose, with your permission, Mr. Speaker, to make after Questions.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will alter the present arrangements in order to pay the travelling and subsistence costs of Western Isles patients having to travel to distant hospitals.

No. Under existing arrangements payment of travelling expenses can be made where hardship is shown. Where an ambulance is required on medical grounds, transport is already provided at no cost to the patient.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an assurance that there will be no curtailment of major and other improvements to existing hospitals as a result of the new hospital building programme.

Yes.

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the extra grant he is expected to pay to the Lindsey County Council for frost damage repair is so inadequate that urgent work on Class II and Class III roads throughout the county is being held up; and if he will review the position.

Lindsey County Council has asked us for extra classification grant, so that it can repair frost damage without detriment to its normal programme of maintenance and minor improvement work on classified roads this year. We hope to be able to tell it soon how far the Government can go to meet its request.

asked the Minister of Transport what plans for urban road construction in Bristol are now awaiting his approval; what is the average time between the submission of plans and the giving of approval; and what steps are being taken to speed up road improvements in the city.

Only one small scheme awaits formal grant approval at present and this will be given shortly. Other schemes are being prepared and are likely to be ready as planned. It is impossible to generalise about the time taken to approve schemes. This depends on their size and complexity.

asked the Minister of Transport what evidence he has of car parking in official play streets; and if he will make a statement on the working of the Street Playgrounds Act, 1938.

There is no restriction in play streets on the use of cars belonging to residents and their visitors. Occasionally I receive complaints about the misuse of play streets for parking but these are not many.The Street Playgrounds Act, 1938, was repealed by the Road Traffic Act, 1960. Street Playground Orders are now made under Section 49 of the Road Traffic Act, 1960, and require my confirmation. There are at present 146 Orders covering some 750 streets.In 1961 I confirmed 15 Orders and rejected two. In 1962 I confirmed 11and rejected none. Though the number of Orders submitted for confirmation tends to decrease, these figures indicate that play streets continue to be required and, as far as I am aware, the Orders are on the whole working satisfactorily.

asked the Minister of Transport what was the total cost of snow clearing, gritting and frost damage in each of the counties of Wales and Monmouthshire for the winter of 1962–63 for trunk, Class I, II, III, and unclassified roads, respectively; and how much extra grant has been paid in respect of the trunk and classified roads, respectively.

I have not got all the figures the hon. Member has asked for.I have authorised so far payments of £186,429 for classified roads in respect of additional maintenance and minor improvement work done in the last quarter of 1962–63 by local authorities in Wales and Monmouthshire because of the exceptional weather.The amounts authorised to date are shown by counties in the following table:

Classified Roads (grants)
	£
Anglesey	26,087
Brecknock	38,638
Cardiganshire	20,582
Carmarthenshire	3,013
Caernarvonshire	—
Denbighshire	27,987
Flint	—
Glamorgan	—
Merioneth	6,037
Monmouthshire	35,779
Montgomeryshire	—
Pembrokeshire	13,046
Radnor	15,260
Total, Wales and Monmouthshire	186,429

asked the Minister of Transport why the Worboys Report was not made available to the Vote Office for the use of hon. Members on the day of publication, 3rd July, or on 4th July.

Because the Worboys Report is not a Parliamentary publication. Copies were, however, placed in the Library of the House on 3rd July.

asked the Minister of Transport whether, during his recent meetings with the French Minister of Works, the Channel Link was discussed; and what decisions were reached in that connection.

My right hon. Friend's visit to Paris was for a meeting on shipping matters with the other European Ministers concerned. He did not discuss the Channel link with his French colleague.

asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to receive the Railways Board's scheme for the organisation and administration of the Transport Police; and what action he is taking to ensure that the views of the Transport Police Federation will be taken into account before he approves the scheme.

I cannot yet say when the Railways Board will submit its scheme for the organisation of the Transport Police, but it has assured us that it will consult the British Transport Police Force Federation before it does so.

asked the Minister of Transport what additional bus services were planned to serve places along the route of the Eden Valley railway line after its closure to passenger traffic between Penrith and Barnard Castle; and to what extent such additional bus services are still running.

With the approval of the Traffic Commissioners the existing bus services were augmented when the railway line was closed. An extra journey was run between Darlington and Carlisle on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and an extra journey between Middlesbrough and Keswick on summer Saturdays only.These services are still running during the summer. Last November the Traffic Commissioners approved the withdrawal of the extra buses between Darlington and Carlisle during the winter owing to insufficient demand.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will now make a statement on his conversations with the chairman of the Cunard Company with regard to the replacement of the"Queen Mary".

I have nothing to add to the Answer my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Jarrow (Mr. Fernyhough) on the 3rd July.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will give an assurance that in conversations with the Cunard Company for a replacement of the Queen liners he will draw their attention to the fact that the previous acceptable tender would have resulted in the Queen being built on Tyneside, and to the need for Her Majesty's Government and the Cunard Company to take account of the interests of the shipbuilders on that river.

We now have a new proposition before us on which a decision has not yet been taken. Obviously, at this stage I cannot comment on the claims of any particular area of the shipbuilding industry.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will now state the latest details of the proposed plans to expand Aberdeen harbour and shipbuilding facilities; and when the work will begin and end.

I understand that the Harbour Board is considering a scheme to provide an additional deep-water berth, which it hopes may be put in hand in 1964 and be completed by 1966. The associated dredging operations should be completed this year.I understand that it has received a preliminary report from consulting engineers for the long-term development of the port, and is awaiting one from the Economist Intelligence Unit.Plans for expanding shipbuilding are a matter for the firms concerned. We know of no such plans for Aberdeen.

asked the Minister of Labour what further action he intends to take to prevent the threatened strike taking place at the factories of British Nylon Spinners.

My Industrial Relations Officer for Wales has been in discussion with each of the parties to this dispute since 25th June, and at the invitation of the parties, he is to preside at a further joint meeting which is to be held tomorrow.I understand that notices of strike action are suspended for the time being.

asked the Minister of Labour if he will introduce legislation to bring the transfer and retention system which governs the employment of Scottish professional football players into line with that which will now obtain in England.

I understand that it is not yet settled whether an appeal is to be made against the recent judgment affecting professional football players in England.

asked the Minister of Labour, how many registered disabled persons were placed in employment through his Department in Glasgow and Edinburgh, respectively, in the year up to the last date for which figures are available; and how many of these went to Remploy or other sheltered employment.

During the year ended 5th June, 1963, my local officers in Glasgow placed 1,266 registered disabled persons in employment, including 67 placed in sheltered employment. The figures for Edinburgh were 428 and 13 respectively.

asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons were employed in Remploy factories in Glasgow at the latest available date.

172 severely disabled people.

asked the Minister of Labour how many registered disabled unemployed there were in Glasgow at the latest convenient date; and how many of these have been unemployed for more than a year.

On 10th June, 1963, 2,241 registered disabled persons were unemployed in Glasgow. Information about duration of unemployment was last obtained on 14th January, 1963, when 2,236 registered disabled persons were unemployed, of whom 750 had been unemployed for more than a year.

asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons were employed in Remploy factories in Edinburgh at the latest available date.

Seventy-five severely disabled people.

asked the Minister of Labour how many registered disabled unemployed were in Edinburgh at the latest available date; and how many of these have been unemployed for more than a year.

On 10th June, 1963, 511 registered disabled persons were unemployed in Edinburgh. Information about duration of unemployment was last obtained on 14th January, 1963, when 662 registered disabled persons were unemployed, of whom 208 had been unemployed for more than a year.

asked the Minister of Defence what is the proposed distribution of the forces now stationed in the Kenya base.

I should prefer at present not to add to what was said on this subject in paragraphs 17 and 18 of last year's Defence White Paper, where it was made plain that Her Majesty's Government had no long-term requirement for a military base in Africa and that alternative arrangements would be made to meet our commitments.

asked the Minister of Defence (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of Exercise Orders for the adventure training on the Yemen border in which four Service men were killed;(2) how many of the group of British Service men released from the Yemen were carrying Army compasses; and how many had passed the colloquial Arabic Army examination;(3) how many navigating officers were among the group of British Service men who recently crossed the Yemen border.

As my hon. Friend knows, the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, has ordered an inquiry into this incident. The information for which I am asked is relevant to the matters which the court of inquiry has been set up to examine. I would prefer not to draw attention to particular aspects of this incident until the inquiry has been completed and the Commander-in-Chief and I have had an opportunity to consider its findings.

asked the Minister of Defence which Command approved the training areas on the Yemen border for the Services at Aden.

The Middle East Command.

asked the Minister of Health if he expects to announce the approval of sketch plans for the rebuilding of the Graig Hospital, Pontypridd, before the House rises for the Summer Recess; and if he will make a statement.

Revised sketch plans were approved in May.

asked the Minister of Health how many recent outbreaks of typhoid have been traced to a particular consignment of imported corned beef; whether the importer has now recalled all unsold deliveries; and what steps have been taken to warn members of the public who may have purchased but not yet consumed contaminated corned beef.

None; the other questions do not arise.

asked the Minister of Health what is done under the National Health Service to help a chronically sick person who is willing and able to live at home with his family rather than be a financial responsibility either of the State or of the local authority as a person in Part 3 accommodation.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the wide range of medical, nursing and other services described in Command 1973. These are available, where appropriate, for the chronic sick at home.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will require all travellers to this country to produce the international certificate of vaccination against smallpox on entry.

Regulations shortly to be laid by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and myself, and taking effect from 1st August next, will give power to require the production of a valid international certificate from any traveller arriving from Asia, Africa and America (other than the United States and Canada) or from any local infected area. This action is being taken in accordance with a recommendation of the Public Health Committee of the Council of Europe (Partial Agreement).

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science to what extent the Atomic Energy Authority has been run down in the past 12 months; how many personnel and in what trades and professions have left the Authority; what is the cause of this trend; what steps he will take to arrest this decline in Atomic Energy Authority activity; and if he will make a statement.

In the 12 months ended on 1st June, 1963, the total numbers employed by the Atomic Energy Authority fell from about 40,400 to 37,800. The heaviest reduction was in industrial employees; but the number of professional and ancillary staff also fell. These reductions are attributable principally to changes in the demand placed upon the Authority for defence purposes and to the completion of most of the Authority's major capital projects.The Authority's programmes and staffing must be adjusted to meet varying demands. But the Authority has a full and well-balanced programme of research and development and a continuing demand for its products and services.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on how many occasions the crowd were warned to disperse during the recent riot in British Guiana before the Coldstream Guards were ordered to fire upon them.

I assume the hon. Member refers to an incident at Rosehall on the night of 6th July. A platoon commander, of the Coldstream Guards, who had been slashed at with a cutlass by one of a group pursuing a man, challenged the attackers and twice called upon them to halt. He then fired one rifle shot which killed two men. There was no crowd to be dispersed, and no order to fire was given to any troops.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state the purposes for which British troops were recently sent to British Guiana and on or about 7th July were used there and opened fire, as a result of which some persons were killed; what British troops they were; and where they are now.

At the request of the Governor, made with the concurrence of the Premier, Dr. Jagan, a company of the second battalion of the Green Jackets was flown into British Guiana on 5th July for the purpose of assisting the civil power, if necessary, in the maintenance of law and order.The specific incident to which I assume the hon. and learned Member refers took place at Rosehall on the night of 6th July, when a platoon commander of the Coldstream Guards, who was attacked while on patrol duty, fired one shot at a group of men after twice ordering them to halt, and killed two of them.The battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which has formed the garrison in British Guiana for some months, is shortly due to be relieved as a normal replacement by a battalion of the Grenadier Guards.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Commonwealth immigrants were admitted into the United Kingdom under Part 1 of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, in the period 1st July, 1962, to 31st May, 1963; and what were the countries of origin, and the numbers for each country admitted to take up residence with Ministry of Labour vouchers and without such vouchers, respectively.

The following is the information requested:

Movement into and out of the United Kingdom of persons subject to immigration control under Part I of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962*
1st July, 1962–31st May, 1963
Territory which issued passport			Admitted to take up residence			Other incoming passengers e.g. visitors, students, returning residents (d)	Gross Totals†
			With Ministry of Labour vouchers	Other immigrants including dependants	Total [Cols, (a) and (b)]		Admitted [Total of Cols, (c) and (d)]	Embarked	Net Balance [Difference of cols (e) and (f)]
			(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
Aden	…	…	11	29	40	854	894	1,036	-142
Australia	…	…	755	1,063	1,818	54,817	56,635	54,658	+ 1,977
Barbados	…	…	551	536	1,087	1,181	2,268	1,744	+ 524
Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland			9	32	41	537	578	408	+ 170
British Guiana		…	79	716	795	1,926	2,721	1,835	+ 886
Canada	…	…	580	1,019	1,599	84,114	85,713	83,917	+ 1,796
Ceylon	…	…	241	299	540	2,937	3,477	3,017	+ 460
Cyprus	…	…	346	1,076	1,422	4,751	6,173	5,780	+ 393
Ghana	…	…	36	336	372	3,438	3,810	3,593	+ 217
Gibraltar	…	…	26	80	106	1,432	1,538	1,538	—
Hong Kong		…	460	266	726	3,446	4,172	3,486	+ 686
India	…	…	2,539	4,890	7,429	23,788	31,217	22,675	+ 8,542
Jamaica	…	…	1,499	5,876	7,375	4,704	12,079	8,365	+ 3,714
Kenya	…	…	35	529	564	5,774	6,338	5,234	+ 1,104
Leeward and Wind-ward Islands		…	158	683	841	575	1,416	1,129	+ 287
Mauritius		…	109	240	349	2,412	2,761	2,114	+ 647
Malta	…	…	305	508	813	4,185	4,998	4,789	+ 209
Malaya	…	…	71	144	215	4,062	4,277	3,987	+ 290
New Zealand		…	248	397	645	18,305	18,950	20,736	- 1,786
Nigeria	…	…	959	1,376	2,335	6,361	8,696	5,856	+ 2,840
Pakistan	…	…	2,589	1,570	4,159	9,283	13,442	11,247	+ 2,195
Rhodesia and Nyasaland			118	193	311	6,079	6,390	6,225	+ 165
Sierra Leone		…	9	64	73	1,202	1,275	1,256	+ 19
Singapore	…	…	17	74	91	1,521	1,612	1,436	+ 176
Tanganyika		…	12	76	88	1,833	1,921	1,875	+ 46
Trinidad and Tobago			100	474	574	4,385	4,959	4,388	+ 571
Uganda	…	…	11	157	168	1,645	1,813	1,531	+ 282
Zanzibar	…	…	3	14	17	373	390	309	+ 81
Others	…	…	215	662	877	4,305	5,182	4,372	+ 810
Total		…	12,091	23,379	35,470	260,225	295,695	268,536	+ 27,159
* There is no control on traffic between Ireland and Britain.
†'These figures include persons enjoying diplomatic immunity, who are recorded for statistical purposes although exempt from control under Section 17 of the Act.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now state the composition of the Committee to plan research into the impact of television on the young.

As I informed the House on 4th April, the Vice-Chancellor of Leicester University, Mr. T. A. F. Noble, has agreed to be Chairman of this Com-

asked the Lord Privy Seal what were the terms negotiated by the Government of the United States of America, acting at his request, for the release of British Service men in the hands of the Republic of the Yemen.

The United States Embassy in Taiz communicated the following statement in writing to the Yemeni Republican authorities on behalf of Her Majesty's Government:

"1. Her Majesty's Government regrets the incident which involved the accidental crossing of the Yemeni frontier by British military personnel on 22nd June, 1963, in the neighbourhood of Tor al Baha;

2. Her Majesty's Government will take every possible step to prevent a recurrence of incidents of this kind which disturb the peace and security of the area;

3. Her Majesty's Government agrees to the payment of 150,000 East African shillings as full and final compensation for the damages which occurred after the accidental crossing."

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will publish a list of Her Majesty's ships afloat in which Royal Marine detachments are embarked.

The following H.M. ships have Royal Marine detachments embarked:—

"Albion"	"Whirlwind"
"Centaur"	"Ursa"
"Lion"	"Nubian"
"Tiger"	"Eskimo"
"Striker"	"Gurkha"
"Messina"	"Tartar"
"Loch Alvie"	"Ashanti"
"Londonderry"	"Britannia".

The Royal Marine detachment allocated to H.M.S."Anzio" is temporarily ashore at Malta whilst the ship is being refitted at Gibraltar.Royal Marines are a particularly important part of the ship's company of

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty on what basis the rent paid by the Admiralty to the Greenwich Hospital and Travers' Foundation for buildings lent to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, is calculated.

The rental value of the Greenwich Hospital buildings occupied by the Admiralty for the purposes of the Royal Naval College is assessed by the Chief Valuer, Inland Revenue Department.

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works why the Aberdeen firm of James Scott and Co. Limited was not invited to tender for Phase 3 of the electrical reconstruction work at the Royal Naval Air Station at Lossiemouth, in view of its satisfactory and efficient experience and performance on Phases 1 and 2 of similar work at the same air station.

I am writing to the hon. and learned Member about this case.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications for grants were received under Part I, Section 3 of the Local Employment Act, 1960, in the period 4th April to 3rd July, inclusive, and in each of the years 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963; and how many applications were approved in each of these periods.

The following table shows the number of applications received for grants under Section 3 of the Local

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many missions to and from countries in Europe were assisted by payment by Her Majesty's Government towards their expenses, during the financial year 1962–63; and how many missions from the Commonwealth received such assistance during the same period.

During the year 1962–63 no financial assistance was given by the Board of Trade towards trade missions to Europe or to the Commonwealth. Financial assistance was given to four trade missions from Europe and one from the Commonwealth. Grant-aided bodies also incurred expenditure in connection with trade missions.

asked the Secretary of State for War how many awards to holders of the Victoria Cross are paid to recipients living within England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eire; and if he will specify the number living in each country.

148 of whom 130 live in England and Wales, 14 in Scotland, 3 in Eire, none in Northern Ireland and one in the Channel Islands.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied that the graves on Mount Scopus and in Gaza of citizens of the British Empire are being properly maintained; and if he will make a statement.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on Mount Scopus is in a part of Jordanian territory of which the Israeli Government are in de facto control. The staff of the Commission do not have regular access to the cemetery and have not been able to maintain the graves. Repeated attempts have been made since 1948 to find terms acceptable to all parties which would allow the Commission to rehabilitate and maintain the cemetery in a proper condition, and a renewed attempt to find such a solution with the co operation of all concerned will be made in the near future.The Commission has made satisfactory arrangements for the maintenance of the cemetery at Gaza and when it was last inspected on 14th May, 1963, the graves were in good condition