asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is now the rate of dental caries among schoolchildren of primary age groups; and to what extent his Department's oral hygiene campaign has succeeded.

82·6 per cent. of the five year olds, according to a sample survey made last autumn, as compared with 87·2 per cent. at the last similar survey in 1958. Figures for the other primary age groups are not available. Local education authorities are giving increasing attention to dental health education in schools, but the credit for this improvement cannot be attributed to particular initiatives.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the local authorities' proposed building programme for further education for the year 1965–66 has been approved.

The Further Education Major Building Programme for 1965–66 amounts to £24 million. Local education authorities submitted proposals amounting to £69 million.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he can yet give the results of the review, carried out by his Department and the local authority associations, of the regulations governing awards to students, particularly in so far as they relate to the payment of dependants' allowances to students.

This review is not yet fully completed.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the city schools in Bristol were built last century; if he is aware that the conditions are below present-day standards, that many of the schools are overcrowded, and that the capital expenditure requests of the council have always been reduced; and if he will give an assurance that these facts will be given special attention when the next programme requirements are submitted to his Department.

Fifty-eight primary and 19 secondary schools were built before 1902.Four of the seven projects approved for 1965–68 will relieve over-crowding as well as provide for increased numbers.The condition of school buildings and overcrowding will certainly as always be taken into account when building proposals are being considered.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why building has not yet started on the primary school at Humberston, near Grimsby, which was included in the 1961–62 programme, and for which contracts were signed a year ago; what penalty clause was included for late completion of the contract; in view of the fact that the new housing estate has greatly increased the demand for places in this school, what new steps he is taking to get it completed; when it will be finished; and if he will make a statement.

I understand that because of unexpected difficulties over access to the site, it was not possible to sign a contract until last month. This provides for completion within a year and includes a penalty clause of £20 per week. Building work has now started. The local education authority has recently added two temporary classrooms to the existing primary school and expect that by May, 1965, there will be accommodation for all children of primary school age in Humberston itself.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local authorities have made repre- sentations about the restriction or rejection of their prospective school building or rebuilding plans; and in how many cases their plans have been rejected, as in the case of the Borough of Leyton.

Twelve local education authorities have made representations about their approved building programmes for 1965–68 and these are being considered.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, to what extent the decisive factor in limiting grants for additional Workers' Educational Association tutors in 1964–65 was the strain placed on the resources for education by the Government's acceptance of the recommendations for expansion in the Report of the Robbins Committee.

The consequence of this acceptance were taken into account, but no single factor was decisive.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will arrange to obtain a record of Government expenditure on assisting in the provision of swimming pools in schools; and what proposals he has for accelerating the programme of swimming pool construction in schools in the near future.

This form of Government expenditure cannot be separately identified because swimming pools are often built as part of larger projects and because Exchequer aid is given through General Grant.The school building programme is being increased but my right hon. Friend would not feel justified in asking school authorities to give preference to constructing swimming pools rather than other forms of school accommodation.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on education in England and Wales from 1945 to 1951, and from 1951 to 1964; and what pro- portion during each of these periods was spent on school buildings.

Total expenditure by local education authorities in England and Wales on education, excluding school meals and milk, in the period 1945 to 1951 was £1,188 million. Capital expenditure on schools was 6·8 per cent. of this amount. The equivalent figures for the period 1951 to 1964 are £7,786 million and 11·4 per cent. Direct expenditure by the Ministry of Education accounted for a further £111 million in the earlier period and £363 million in the later period.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on education in Devon from 1945 to 1951 and from 1951 to 1964; how much was spent on school buildings during each of these periods; what proportion of the expenditure on education in Devon was borne by the Exchequer in 1945 and 1951; and, under general grant arrangements, approximately what proportion will be so borne in 1964.

Total expenditure by the local education authority for Devon on education, excluding school meals and milk, in the period 1945–46 to 1950–51 was £11·8 million. Of this amount capital expenditure on schools was £0·35 million. The equivalent figures for the period 1951–52 to 1963–64 are £69·3 million and £5·3 million respectively.Grant was 54·9 per cent. of expenditure met from revenue in 1945–46 and 55·6 per cent. in 1951–52. From 1959–60 Exchequer aid to education has been through the general grant and it is not possible to apportion that grant to individual services.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the future status of Rutherford College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in view of the desirability, in the interests of the North-East, of having a college of advanced technology, as suggested to successive Ministers of Education by the hon. Member for Tynemouth.

I share my hon. Friend's desire for the continued development of technological education in the North-East, and I have every confidence that the Rutherford College of Technology will continue to play a part of great importance in both education and the advancement of learning. The designation of another College of Advanced Technology would however imply, in effect, the designation of a new university, which is a matter for consideration in due course by the University Grants Committee.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what cuts he has recently made in the school building programme of the London County Council; and why he has made these cuts.

In April of this year my right hon. Friend announced school building programmes for the London County Council of £3 million for 1965–66, £3·1 million for 1966–67 and £1 million as a first instalment for 1967–68. These programmes, which compare with average programmes of £1·9 million over the period 1960–65, consist of the most urgent projects selected from lists of proposals submitted by the Authority which totalled for each year £4·8 million, £4·7 million and £3·9 million. Of the £6·1 million programme for the first two years, all but £550,000 (8 projects) is for improvement and replacement projects. The system under which local education authorities are invited to submit proposals for my consideration is designed to secure the best use of available resources in the country as a whole within the period covered by the particular programme. I do not accept the hon. Member's description of the non-selection of all projects as cuts.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice has now been received on the use of anciliary help in schools; and what action he proposes to take.

I hope soon to receive advice on this question from the National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers. The Government's general views on the employment of auxiliary staff in the schools were fully stated by my noble Friend the Minister of State in a recent debate on education in another place.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, when he publishes the Padmore Report, he will make a further statement on the development of the Vulcain reactor.

No, but a statement of the Government's intentions will be made as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what study he has made of the proposal, made in conjunction with the Birmingham City Council, a copy of which has been sent to him, for a technological university of international standing on a 50-acre site to be made specially available in the heart of Birmingham; and whether, in order to encourage this scheme, he will in principle designate the proposed university as one of the five special institutions for scientific and technological education and research recommended by the Robbins Report.

No such proposals have been received. I am however aware of site questions affecting the future of the Birmingham College of Advanced Technology. These are being studied.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will advise the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into medical education.

The Government have been considering whether there should be some form of inquiry into medical education and my right hon. Friend hopes to make a statement fairly soon.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the names of the members of the Committee of the Privy Council to which the petition for the grant of a charter to the proposed University of Strathclyde stands referred; and how many of these members have experience of education in Scotland.

The reference to a Committee of the Privy Council is in this case simply a formal description for the customary process of consultation between Ministers. In this case, as in all cases for the grant of Charters to institutes in Scotland, the Ministers concerned included—in addition to myself and the Minister of State for Education and Science—the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Lord Advocate.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consideration the Committee of the Privy Council, to which the petition for the grant of a charter to the proposed University of Strathclyde stands referred, is giving to the distinctive requirements of a technological university and to the desirability of avoiding too uniform a structure of university government and curriculum in Scotland.

I have no doubt both points were taken into account by the petitioners and the Academic Advisory Committee in preparing their draft charter. The Privy Council Committee will take into account these and all relevant considerations.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the names of the bodies and individuals who have made representations to the Committee of the Privy Council, to which the petition for the grant of a charter to the proposed University of Strathclyde stands referred; and if he will state the nature of the various representations made.

Representations have been made by the General Council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress and by the Committee of the Association of University Teachers (Royal College of Science and Technology). In the absence of authority from the bodies concerned I consider that I should regard representations of this kind as confidential.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects an announcement to be made about approval of the charter of the proposed University of Strathclyde.

I hope that the draft Charter will be ready for submission before the end of June.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consideration he has now given to the Robbins Committee's recommendation that the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889, should be repealed; and what is his decision.

As I informed the hon. Member on 7th May, the four Scottish Universities concerned are discussing the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889, but the Government has not yet received an expression of their conclusions. Any decision would therefore be premature.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement about the proposal that the Battersea College of Advanced Technology should move to Guildford.

The Governing Body of the Battersea College of Advanced Technology and the Surrey County Council, have agreed on a proposal that the development of the College as a university, in accordance with the recommendations of the Robbins Committee, should take place at Guildford on a site to be provided from a fund to which both the County and the Governing Body will contribute. I have informed the Governors that, subject to the necessary planning permission being obtained, the Government agree, after consultation with the University Grants Committee, to the proposed location and will be prepared to provide resources for this development as part of the programme for the expansion of higher education. I congratulate all those concerned on the successful outcome of these negotiations.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now announce the remainder of the capital programme to be authorised by the Government to secure the expansion of university education recommended by the Robbins Committee for 1967–68.

Yes. On 5th February I announced that building work to be started this calendar year would be increased from £33½ million to £48½ million. The Government have been considering what further building starts are required to secure the expansion envisaged for 1967–68, taking account of the £33½ million starts already authorised for the calendar year 1965. They consider it essential, in view of the heavy pressure for all forms of public investment, that the remainder of the capital programme should be spread over as long a period as is consistent with the objective. The end of March, 1966, is estimated as the last date on which work can be begun which will effectively contribute to extra places in 1967–68. The Government therefore propose to authorise starts on this occasion for the 15-month period 1st January, 1965, to 31st March, 1966. This will have the advantage for the future of putting university capital programmes on the basis of financial years like other educational, and most other public investment.The building starts to be authorised in the fifteen-month period will be £54½ million. This, of course, includes the £33½ million to which I have already referred. The University Grants Committee in accordance with the usual practice, will be allocating this total between the universities.This provides for the expansion down to 1967–68. Subsequent capital programmes from the financial year 1966–67 onwards will be concerned with university development down to 1973–74, on which the University Grants Committee is now working. The present announcement brings the total capital sum committed during the lifetime of this Parliament to university and comparable development to over £300 million. Of this some £200 million is for building work, and the rest for equipment, fees, and sites. The effect of this massive pro- vision can be simply stated. In 1959–60 the university population was about 100,000. It is now, with the new Colleges of Advanced Technology and other institutions attaining university status, nearly 140,000. In 1967–68 it will be nearly 200,000.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to prevent the stealing of cats for use in laboratories; and if he will make a statement.

The Committee of Inquiry which I appointed in May, 1963, to consider the present control over experiments on living animals is examining the question of the supply of animals for experimental purposes. The theft of animals is already an offence under the ordinary laws of larceny.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reply he has received from the Cowbridge bench of magistrates in connection with the representations he had made to them about Mrs. Searle of Canton, Cardiff; and what further action he proposes to take.

The justices have decided that their decision must stand. The matter is for them and there is no further action that my right hon. Friend can properly take.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will require the Metropolitan Police, when operating radar traps, to use a device which produces a photograph of the car being followed with a photograph of the police recording meter superimposed, as is done in some Continental countries.

It is for the Commissioner to decide by what means he will enforce the law in the Metropolitan Police District. I understand that he proposes to experiment with the use of the type of radar meter which has been widely adopted in other parts of the country with satisfactory results. He is aware of the type of device to which the hon. Member refers and will consider it further when he has completed the experiment I have referred to.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what period of training with radar devices Metropolitan Police are required to undergo before they are allowed to operate radar speed traps.

Once the radar speed meters which will be used soon by the Metropolitan Police are in position, an operator will have only to read a dial similar to a car speedometer. A number of Metropolitan Police officers already have the necessary experience, but the Commissioner will decide later what instruction is desirable for officers without previous experience in the use to be made of the meters and in carrying out the associated police procedures.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many out of the 4,866 indictable homosexual offences known to the police in 1962 involved offences between consenting males in private; and how many persons under the age of 21 were involved.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of persons who have landed in the United Kingdom with forged work permits since the operation of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act; and what steps he is taking to prevent this.

One forged voucher has been detected at the port of entry; the person who presented it was refused admission. Seventeen other persons have been refused admission because the voucher had been altered or had been issued to someone other than the person who presented it. Immigration officers are constantly on the alert for documents that have been forged or altered.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to enable him to supervise homes where infants are boarded for remuneration.

The Children Act, 1958, places upon local authorities a duty to ensure the well-being of children below the upper limit of compulsory school age whose care and maintenance is undertaken for reward, for a period exceeding one month, by a person who is not a relative or guardian. The powers available to local authorities for this purpose are a good deal more extensive than has been suggested in recent articles in the Press. I see no reason for me to take over these powers from the local authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the regulations governing the imprisonment of Lonsdale and Blake for spying have not been properly and continuously enforced; and what action he will take to remedy this.

I have seen Press reports of a statement by one man who at the time was serving a sentence of imprisonment, suggesting that the precautions ordered for preventing communication between Blake and Lonsdale failed in their effect. I have had inquiries made, and the prison staff who have been questioned affirm that, to the best of their recollection, all concerned carried out the strict instructions to see that the two men were kept apart. The period in question was three years ago, and I doubt whether any further action I could take now would serve any useful purpose.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he now expects to receive the report on Sunday openings from the Crathorne Committee.

Before the end of this year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in connection with the redevelopment of the Bridge Street site, he has reached a decision about the future location of the Metropolitan Police headquarters.

Yes. It has become clear beyond all doubt that a satisfactory and fully efficient headquarters for the Metropolitan Police cannot be provided on the present site. I have accordingly authorised the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District to enter into a lease for a new building about to be constructed on the site between Victoria Street, Broadway and Dacre Street. I am satisfied that this will provide modern and efficient accommodation for the offices of both the Commissioner and the Receiver, which have regrettably had to be separated since 1961, when, as a temporary measure to alleviate serious overcrowding at New Scotland Yard, the Receiver's office was moved across the river to the Albert Embankment.It is intended to provide accommodation for Cannon Row police station on or near its present site. Subject to this, the Receiver will sell to the Minister of Public Building and Works the existing police premises, which will thus become available for Government Departments at present occupying rented accommodation elsewhere. The new building in Broadway is expected to be ready for occupation by 1966, and I intend that the police, when they move into it, shall take the traditional name of New Scotland Yard with them.

asked the Minister of Power why there is a shortage of smokeless fuel in North-East Derbyshire; and when an improvement can be expected

I am not aware of any General shortage of suitable smokeless fuels in this area. Future arrangements are a matter for local consultation as set out in the White Paper of last year.

asked the Minister of Power how many applications he has received from oil companies and other interests for licences to enable them to explore for oil and natural gas under the North Sea; when he will be able to grant licences; and how many companies are expected to conduct their operations from the North-East of England mainland.

Regulations have now been laid before Parliament and published. These describe the way in which applications for licences should be made. Exploration licences will be granted as soon as possible but I intend to allow 60 days for applications for production licences. It is not known how many companies will operate from the North-East.

asked the Minister of Power when he intends to invite applications for petroleum licences in respect of the United Kingdom part of the North Sea Continental Shelf; and what financial terms he intends to stipulate for those licences.

I intend to invite applications by notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes on 15th May. Exploration licences will cost £1,000 per annum. Production licences will cost £25 per square kilometre for an initial period and thereafter annual sums rising by £25 per year per square kilometre from £40 per square kilometre to £290 per square kilometre; royalty will be charged at the rate of 12½ per cent. of the value of the petroleum at well-head, but the annual sums payable under production licences will be deductible from royalty. The Regulations prescribing model clauses for the licences and other relevant matters were laid before Parliament yesterday.

asked the Minister of Power what information he has regarding the comparative average cost, insurance, freight prices per ton of iron ore imported into the United Kingdom, each of the European Economic Community countries and Japan in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963, respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what development is taking place, or is likely to take place, on the Low Willington Industrial Estate, in the Crook and Willington Urban District Council area, where further decline is taking place in the basic industry.

I would refer the hon. Member to the Written Answers my hon. Friend gave him on 4th May.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what arrangements he is making for the future publication of the Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom.

So that full benefit can be obtained from computer processing, the Trade and Navigation Accounts in their present form will be discontinued after the issue for December, 1964. From January, 1965, the monthly statistics of overseas trade will appear in a new format under the title "Accounts relating to the Overseas

The following information, derived, from published sources, is available:Trade of the United Kingdom". The shipping statistics contained in the present Accounts will be separately published in the

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he will make a statement on his recent conversations with Mr. Patolichev, the Russian Minister of Foreign Trade, with particular reference to the imports and exports carried by the Russian ships which periodically visit the port of Aberdeen and also to the prospects of increasing the existing trade between Russia and north-east Scotland.

As a result of negotiations with the Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade a Protocol was signed on 23rd April for the prolongation of the 1959 Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement for a further five years ending 30th June, 1969. Mr. Patolichev undertook that the Soviet authorities would continue to take the necessary measures to increase their purchases of United Kingdom goods so as to achieve a much closer balance in the trade between our two countries. Since the Soviet Union has had a substantially favourable balance in her trade with us, this will provide increased opportunities in the Soviet market for United Kingdom exporters, including those in the North-East of Scotland.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he is aware that large numbers of vessels arrive in Aberdeen from Russian ports to discharge wood pulp, pyrites, apatite ore, timber and other cargoes, but that there is no outward traffic from Aberdeen to Russian ports, and that this is an export loss to Scotland and a waste of fuel and manpower to both Russia and Scotland; and if he will take steps to ascertain the cause of this and to encourage Scottish exports to Russia in the interest of British trade in general and Scottish trade, industry and employment.

I would refer the hon. and learned Member to my reply to his Question for Written Answer today. Exporters of Scottish goods to Russia can be relied on to ship them by the cheapest and most convenient route.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware that owner-occupiers served with compulsory purchase orders are being offered sums in compensation far below the amount of mortgage outstanding and that the value of their houses to a sitting tenant is far above that placed upon the property by the city valuer; and if he will take steps to help such people.

My right hon. Friend is not aware of any general problem, and there are various possible ways of meeting any occasional difficulties of this kind which may arise. If the hon. Member has particular cases in mind and will let me have the details. I will have enquiries made.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, when the hon. Member for Carlisle will be sent a reply to his communication of 27th April concerning furnished lettings in Carlisle; and whether he will take action to establish a furnished rents tribunal in Carlisle.

I have written to the hon. Member. Cases referred to the local rent tribunal from the Carlisle area are heard in the city and my right hon. Friend is not aware that the present arrangements have given rise to difficulty.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware that legal charges on the transfer of dwelling houses are fixed on a sliding scale in which the fees rise with the price of the house, although the work of transferring remains the same; and if he will take steps to grant to local authorities permissive powers to act for the purchaser of a home at a stipulated rate.

The scales referred to prescribe the maximum amount which may be charged in each case, but which need not in fact be charged. My right hon. Friend would be much in favour of reducing the cost of conveyancing by simplifying its processes, which is a matter into which a Working Party of the Law Society is at present enquiring, or in any other way that would be fair to house purchasers and to solicitors. But he does not think it would help to involve local authorities in business which has nothing to do with their public responsibilities, or that this would cheapen the cost of conveyancing, unless part of the cost were charged on the rates, which would not be justifiable.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many tanks and armoured vehicles are deployed in Cyprus by British forces and by the remainder of the United Nations forces, respectively; and what plans he has for further employment of heavy armour in this operation.

Neither the British nor the other contingents of the United Nations Force in Cyrus are equipped with tanks or other heavy armour. Whether the force should be so equipped in future is a matter for the United Nations.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether either or both of the two recent V-bomber crashes occurred during the practising of the new low-level anti-radar attack rôle assigned to the force; to what extent these new techniques are being practised over the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

The causes of the accidents to the R.A.F. Valiant aircraft on 6th May and to the Vulcan aircraft of the Ministry of Aviation on 11th May are being investigated. Neither accident occurred during low level flying practice. As the House has been told, low-level flying by V-bombers has been carried out over this country for some time.I should like to express my deep sympathy with the relatives of those who lost their lives in these tragic accidents.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is satisfied that the staff of instructors and training facilities now provided for apprentices at Rosyth are being fully utilised; and when optimum utilisation will be achieved.

The training facilities for apprentices at Roysyth are at present fully utilised.

asked the Minister without Portfolio whether he is aware of the practice of certain newspapers of buying the memoirs of individuals who achieve notoriety through their involve- ment in crime; and whether, in view of the fact that this is in conflict with public policy since it provides awards for association with crime, he will invite the Press Council to investigate this practice and advise him on the need for legislation to control it.

I deplore the publication in newspapers of memoirs which lend glamour to crime and cater for an unhealthy interest in it. I understand that the Press Council has for some time been giving serious consideration to this matter and I shall welcome any pronouncement which it feels able to make on it.

asked the Minister of Health (1) whether he will order a full investigation into the cases sent to him by the hon. Member for Aberavon of constituents at Bryn, Port Talbot, who had to telephone a number of doctors in the area before finally obtaining medical assistance, and into what hardship was caused by the ensuing delay;(2) whether he will now accede to the suggestion of the hon. Member for Aberavon, made by letter on 29th March, 1964, and in a subsequent interview with the Parliamentary Secretary, that a rota of local doctors should be published by his Department as an interim solution to the lack of doctor facilities at Bryn, Port Talbot, during the illness of the local doctor.

The practitioners from nearby areas are willing to visit Bryn in cases of emergency and have been giving attention to patients from Bryn who visit their surgeries. They consider, however, that their obligations to their own patients would not allow them to enter into additional formal commitments in respect of patients at Bryn. Arrangements were made from 11th May for a doctor from Bridgend to conduct surgeries in the village on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. I am considering the list of cases which was received from the hon. Member on 12th May and shall write to him about it as soon as possible.

asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made in devising a new method of payment of practice expenses of general medical practitioners.

Since my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I invited representatives of the profession to join in discussions on this matter, the Health Departments have suggested to the profession schemes under which a substantial part of the individual doctor's expenditure on ancillary help could be paid directly to him and variations in out-goings on practice premises could be recognised. Their object has been to encourage provision of better facilities by providing for as much direct reimbursement as is possible without creating new inequities, undue complication or the need for more controls by the Health Departments over decisions by individual practitioners. Negotiations continue, but I regret that the General Medical Services Committee has circulated to the profession a report of the discussions held so far which I regard as quite misleading in a number of important particulars. I remain convinced that, with goodwill, a satisfactory solution can be found, and I shall shortly be meeting representatives of the Committee myself to discuss the matter.

asked the Minister of Health why Dr. Cyril Levin was detained first under Section 30 of the Mental Health Act and subsequently under Section 25 of the same Act at Napsbury Hospital on 29th March, 1964; and what steps were taken to ascertain the truth or otherwise of Dr. Levin's statements that occasioned a diagnosis of paranoia to be made before he was detained.

In the opinion of his doctors he was suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree which warranted such detention; diagnosis is a matter for the doctors concerned.

asked the Minister of Health why Dr. Cyril Levin was not informed of his right of appeal to a mental health review tribunal during his detention first in Napsbury Hospital and later at Scalbor Park Hospital, Ilkley, during the course of his continued detention between 30th March and 28th April.

Dr. Levin had no right of appeal to a Mental Health Review Tribunal during this period.

asked the Minister of Health what change is envisaged in the original proposals contained in the Ten Year Plan regarding King's Lynn Hospital.

These proposals are being reviewed by the Board against a re-assessment of the requirements of the population to be served.

asked the Minister of Health on how many days during the year the Limb Fitting Centre at Roehampton is closed; for what reasons it is closed; and what arrangements exist for providing an emergency service when it is closed.

The Limb Fitting Centre at Roehampton is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays; the limb fitting service is not of such an emergency nature as to make necessary alternative arrangements when the Centre is closed.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies whether Her Majesty's Government will give economic assistance to the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Yes. We are already in communication with President Nyerere about this.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the numbers known to his Department of British subjects illegally detained in Nazi concentration camps during the last war, and of those who have since died of their sufferings.

The information held in the Foreign Office is not complete. It will not be possible to compile complete lists until there is a public registration of claims after the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany about compensation. It would not therefore be appropriate to publish any figures on the basis of the information at present available.

asked the Minister of Labour how many were registered as unemployed in the Cowdenbeath employment exchange area at the last count; and how this compares with the figures at the same time last year.

There were 1,396 unemployed on 13th April, 1964, compared with 1,582 on 8th April, 1963.

asked the Minister of Labour what is the ratio of boys under 18 years of age registered as wholly unemployed in the Cowdenbeath employment exchange area at the latest convenient date to the number of unfilled notified vacancies.

At the April count there were 47 wholly unemployed boys to 11 unfilled vacancies in the Cowdenbeath Youth Employment Office area.

asked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to ensure that the employment exchange service is adapting itself to the changing needs of industry in the 1960s and 1970s.

With a view to ensuring that the service provided at our employment exchanges is adaptable and ready to meet the needs of a changing industrial society, my Ministry has been engaged on a basic reappraisal of these matters and has been considering various measures for improving the service over the years ahead. Much exploratory and experimental work will still be required. I will, of course, keep the House informed as our planning develops.

asked the Minister of Transport what reply has been sent to the Norfolk County Council on its proposals for improving the corner on the A.47 near Lydney House at Swaffham, Norfolk.

The outline of a small improvement at this corner has been agreed, and the divisional road engineer is discussing details with the county surveyor.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many domestic ratepayers there are; and how many people pay Income Tax.

The number of domestic ratepayers is not known but the number of domestic hereditaments valued for rating in England and Wales at 1st April, 1963, was 14½ million and the estimated number of taxpayers for 1963–64 was about 19½ million counting earning wives as separate persons.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the average relief to the domestic ratepayer if the Exchequer contribution to the rates was increased by £100 million; and by how much the standard rate of Income Tax would have to be increased.

If the Exchequer contribution to the rates was increased by £100 million, the average relief to a household would be about £3 a year. To raise this additional sum from Income Tax would require an increase of 3½d. on the standard rate with proportionate increases on the reduced rates.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when he is informing the Government of Northern Ireland of the prospects of moving Government work or opening new Government offices in Northern Ireland, he will also supply this information to the Ulster Members of this House so that they may have an opportunity of making representations on matters which are the responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom and the Parliament at Westminster.

I will bear this in mind and gladly pass on any such information at the appropriate time.