asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why, in view of the fact that the price of Commonwealth sugar has no relation to the price of sugar grown by British farmers, he did not increase the price for British sugar by more than 3s. 4d. to make its growing more remunerative.

As I explained to my hon. Friend in reply to his Question on 27th April, the price for sugar beet grown in Britain is fixed in the light of the Annual Review carried out under the Agriculture Acts and in the Government's view provides proper remuneration. The increased acreage offered to growers was taken up in full before the price increase determined as a result of this year's review.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total expenditure on school milk in Bristol from 1957 to date.

The total expenditure on school milk in Bristol since 1957 is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total expenditure on school meals in Bristol since 1957; and what is the total revenue from charges for meals.

The total expenditure on school meals in Bristol since 1957 and the total income from all sources, in- cluding the charge to parents, is as follows:

asked the secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies if he will now make a statement about further financial aid to Kenya, in particular that for new resettlement schemes.

The results of the financial talks held in Nairobi at the end of last month are being considered by the two Governments and I hope it will be possible to reach decisions very soon.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will introduce legislation to give additional tax incentives to companies undertaking research and development in areas where new growth is needed, as recommended in the Scottish Council for Development and Industry Report issued this week.

I shall of course consider carefully what the Council has said on this matter.

asked the Minister of Health if he will make a further statement on the arrangements for extending cytological facilities for the early detection of cancer of the cervix.

We accept that routine screening for cervical cancer should be available to all women at risk and Boards know that we regard this service as one which deserves special consideration. Arrangements to organise special courses in cytology at five centres to help in providing the trained staff needed are going well and full courses are expected to be in operation at each centre by this autumn. Where it is possible without delaying the preparations for the full courses, including the provision of additional or improved laboratory space, training on a smaller scale will be started earlier and some students are already in training at these centres as elsewhere.

asked the Minister of Health why he is not prepared to supply binaural hearing aids under the National Health Service where such an aid is recommended by a hospital consultant.

The value of binaural hearing aids for adults has not yet been established. They are provided for some deaf children.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, on the basis of the 1961 Census, he will give the number and percentage of persons living more than two to a room in the London area, and in each London borough separately; and if he will give the corresponding figures for 1951.

The information in the 1961 Census has not been tabulated in a form enabling exact figures to be given, but estimates prepared by the General Register Office for the Administrative County of London and the metropolitan boroughs are shown in the table below.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, on the basis of the 1961 Census for London, he will give the number and percentage of persons living more than 1½, persons per room in each of the following categories, namely, owner-occupiers, local authority tenants, tenants of unfurnished privately rented accommodation, and tenants of furnished privately rented accommodation.

I regret that existing census tabulations do not enable the General Register Office to make reasonably accurate estimates by type of tenure. The total number of persons living at more than 1½ persons per room as shown in the 1961 census for London was 349,153, or 11·5 per cent of the total of persons in all private households.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, on the basis of the 1961 Census for London, he will give the number and percentage of persons with more than two rooms per head in each of the following categories, namely, owner-occupiers, tenants of furnished privately rented accommodation and tenants of unfurnished privately rented accommodation.

I regret that existing census tabulations do not enable the General Register Office to make reasonably accurate estimates by type of tenure. The total number of persons living at less than ½ a person per room as shown in the 1961 census for London was 264,650, or 8·8 per cent. of persons living in all private households.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what information he has from the 1961 Census for the West Riding of Yorkshire regarding the number and percentage of households without a water closet in their building or attached to it, in each of the following categories, namely, owner-occupied, local authority, unfurnished privately rented, and furnished privately rented.

The 1961 Census showed that 186,152 households or 15·6 per cent. of the total were without a water closet in the building or attached to it. A breakdown of the figure for categories of accommodation is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the cost of keeping 12 men in prison for an aggregate period of 307 years.

Calculated on the basis of estimated 1964 costs per prisoner per annum, and assuming that they will qualify for one-third remission on the sentences, about £110,000. The true extra cost of adding these 12 men to the total number of men in prison is not ascertainable.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what information has been made available to the National Association of Parish Councils in connection with the Local Government Commission's proposals to adjust the boundaries of Leicestershire which has not been made available to the local authorities concerned.

My right hon. Friend is considering the Commission's proposals to extend the boundaries of Leicester but has, as yet, reached no decision. Meanwhile he has made no communication to the National Association of Parish Councils.

asked the Postmaster General if ho will establish a telephone manager's office in Carlisle.

No. Carlisle is within the area of the telephone manager at Lancaster, and the office there adequately meets the needs of local management of the telephone service. I am writing to explain this to my hon. Friend in more detail.

asked the Minister of Power if he will state the number of applications he has received under Section 64 of the Pipe Lines Act 1962, relating to the exemption of pipelines in certain localities, together with the number of orders made thereunder, the products carried and general location.

I have received two applications, one to exempt pipelines carrying china clay in certain areas of Devon and Cornwall, and the other to exempt pipelines carrying brine in an area in Cheshire. The Pipe-lines (Devon and Cornwall China Clay Exclusion) Order, 1963, has been made: I am considering the other application.

asked the Minister of Power if he will state the number of applications so far received for the grant of concessions on the United Kingdom section of the Continental Shelf pursuant to the Continental Shelf Act, 1964, and the total area covered by these applications.

None. I shall shortly lay before the House Regulations made under the Act and applications for licences will thereafter be invited.

asked the Minister of Power if he will state the total number of applications made to area gas boards under Section 52 of the Gas Act, 1948, for the supply of gas other than by the area boards, during the last two years, the number of consents granted and the consideration therefore, together with the nature of the product for which consent was asked.

I am informed that three application have been made to area boards; two consents have been granted and the third application is being considered the terms of the applications and consents of matters for the applicants and the area board concerned.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new public authority houses per thousand of the population were completed in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, respectively, during the most recent convenient 12-month period.

In the 12 months to 31st March, 1964, the numbers of public authority houses completed in each of the four cities were:

asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to receive a copy of the Greek inquiry into the loss of the s.s. "Lakonia".

I understand that the inquiry is likely to continue for some time, and I cannot yet say when its report will be available.

asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to publish the London Traffic Survey.

A report on the first phase of the survey, covering the collection of information, is expected to be available for publication this summer. We expect that a report on the second phase will be ready for publication by the end of the year. This will deal with the analysis of the information, the forecast of future transport needs and possible ways of meeting them.

asked the Minister of Aviation if he will make a further statement about progress made with the Anglo-French project for a supersonic airliner, and in particular about the effect of the latest developments in relation to noise in Great Britain.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the statement I made in answer to Questions by the hon. Members for Newton (Mr. Lee) and Macclesfield (Sir A. V. Harvey) on 5th February last. Careful study is being given to the problem of keeping the noise of the Concord within acceptable limits so as to avoid undue disturbance beneath the flight path or in the vicinity of airports.