asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what representations he has made as guarantor to the Government of Cyprus regarding their refusal, in contravention of the constitution, to permit the return to Cyprus of Turkish-Cypriots who are studying in universities abroad.

In present circumstances we consider that the United Nations authorities in the island, in consultation with the parties concerned, are best placed to deal with problems of this kind. We have already been in touch with the United Nations regarding this matter.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he is aware that a number of United Kingdom companies, operating in countries which are Members of the Commonwealth and in non-self-governing territories for which the United Kingdom has responsibility, are experiencing difficulties in obtaining work permits overseas for essential members of their staffs; whether, in formulating Her Majesty's Government's Commonwealth immigration policy, he will seek to provide for a measure of reciprocity in this matter; and whether he will make a statement.

I am aware that particularly in countries where the Governments are anxious to increase employment opportunities for their own nationals, United Kingdom companies do have difficulties in some cases in obtaining work permits for United Kingdom citizens they wish to employ overseas. It would not be practicable, however, to vary our own immigration policy in relation to the immigration policies pursued by other countries. We must formulate our immigration policy in the light of our own requirements and of our capacity to absorb new immigrants.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many accidents involving Army vehicles have occurred in each of the last five years, respectively, on the Upnor Road in the constituency of Gravesend.

I assume my hon. Friend is referring to the minor road which runs from the A.228 to Upnor and Lower Upnor. On this road, which is used extensively by the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham, there were in the years 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964, respectively, 4, 6, 8, 5 and 4 accidents involving Army vehicles.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date it is now expected to complete the review of public service pensions.

The review is being pressed forward. I have no statement to make at present.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Inland Revenue have used their powers under the Finance Act, 1962 to obtain information concerning short-term Capital Gains Tax; and if he will set out in tabular form the source of inquiry.

These powers are available where there has been a suspected failure to make an adequate return. It would not be in the public interest to disclose particulars of their use.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the result of his discussions with the Association of the British Pharmaceu- tical Industry and the Proprietary Association of Great Britain about the possibility of introducing a voluntary labelling scheme for phenacetin.

The two Associations are consulting their members about the voluntary labelling of phenacetin and I hope that a workable scheme will be produced soon.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Borstal inmates were previously at approved schools in 1950 and in the most recent convenient year, respectively.

35 per cent, of the persons received into borstals during 1964 had previously been in approved schools. I regret that comparable information for 1950 is not now available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will take steps to raise the standard of certification for all burials to that required for cremation in view of the official view of his Department, expressed by the Home Office pathologist at the recent Cremation Society Conference, that many deaths reputed as being due to natural causes are, in fact, due to poisoning by murderers.

I understand that the point made by the pathologist concerned, who was not speaking for the Home Office, was that the existing certification procedure does not exclude the possibility of foul play in every case. This matter comes within the terms of reference of the Committee on Death Certification and Coroners and my right hon. and learned Friend proposes to await their report before deciding whether action is necessary.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will now make a further statement regarding the availability of the St. Marylebone Goods Yard for housing purposes; and whether he will take steps to expedite negotiations now in progress.

British Railways have agreed to dispose of this site for housing and allied purposes. I understand from the Greater London Council that the price has yet to be settled, but meanwhile access has been given for surveying the site and planning of its future use is going ahead. Discussions are shortly to be held between members of the Greater London Council and the Westminster City Council on the arrangements for ownership, development and use of the site.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will take steps to institute a register of all large, unused properties with a view to their possible use for the temporary housing of homeless families, and other social purposes.

Local authorities are usually well informed about the existence of such properties and are alive to the possibilities of using them for public purposes. In so far as they might be used for housing purposes, local authorities would not require further powers in order to trace and list them.

asked the Minister of Labour (1) what action has been taken by his Department within the city of Stoke-on-Trent since Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Factories attending the meeting, held in the city in December, 1961, to consider mineral dust in industry;(2) what progress has been made since 1961 in the North Staffordshire area in the pottery industry in health and safety;(3) what progress has been made in the elimination of industrial hazards since the official discussions led by Dr. A. T. Doig in Stoke-on-Trent in 1961, with special reference to foundries and the pottery industry.

An important development since 1961 was the publication in 1963 of the first report of my right hon. Friend's Joint Standing Committee for the Pottery Industry, containing valuable recommendations on the adoption of measures of dust control and protection. These recommendations are addressed primarily to the industry, and action to further them has already been taken by the Joint Standing Committee and by H.M. Factory Inspectorate. I am sure that if these standards are generally adopted, there will be a considerable reduction in the dust hazard in this industry. Since 1961, more frequent inspections of potteries have been instituted. In the foundry industry, a comprehensive survey into the incidence of respiratory disease has been carried out by H.M. Medical Inspectors of Factories. The results have yet to be processed and evaluated, but they will undoubtedly be of great value.

asked the Minister of Labour (1) what progress has been made in the methods of dust measurement and ways of controlling dust emission since 1961 in the pottery industry, and in iron foundries and steel foundries;(2) if Her Majesty's Government are satisfied that all possible steps are now taken in industry to avoid danger from dust; and if he will make a statement on what further action is to be taken.

There have been valuable technical developments since 1961 in the application of improved methods of dust estimation and control in potteries and foundries, as in other dusty industries. This work continues. A dust research project is at present being carried out jointly by three industrial research associations, with the aid of a grant from Government funds. Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate is constantly engaged in experimental work in dust measurement and is now making use of new and better techniques, which industry is also being encouraged to adopt. Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate has also encouraged improved methods of dust control by industry and the better application of existing methods. I am satisfied that valuable progress has been made in recent years, but much remains to be done in the further improvement in techniques and in raising general standards to the level of the best.

asked the Minister of Labour, how many applications for retraining have been made by workers made redundant by the closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich, since 15th October, 1964.

Three applications for training have been made by workers made redundant by the closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich since 15th October, 1964.

asked the Minister of Labour what action has been taken by his Department to provide alternative work for workers made redundant by the closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich; and how many cases of hardship have been referred to him.

The question of the provision of alternative work is a matter for my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade.Our local officers have set up a site office at the factory where workers under notice of redundancy may seek help in finding other jobs. No cases of hardship have been referred to our Department.

asked the Minister of Labour what representations have been made to him by the unions concerned in the case of workers made redundant by the closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich, insofar as they have been offered alternative work at wages below what they formerly received; and what reply he has sent.

My right hon. Friend has not received any representations on this point.

asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many unskilled workers have been made redundant at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich, since 15th October, 1964; and how many of them remained unemployed at the latest date for which figures were available;(2) how many skilled workers have been made redundant at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich, since 15th October, 1964; and how many of them remained unemployed at the latest date for which figures were available.

During the period 15th October, 1964 to 13th July, 1965, 161 skilled and 353 unskilled workers have been made redundant at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich. None are known to be unemployed.

asked the Minister of Labour how many male workers above 18 years of age were registered as unemployed at the Woolwich Employment Exchange in the last week for which figures were available; and how many vacancies for such workers were reported at the employment exchange in this week.

There were 408 men aged 18 years or over registered as unemployed at Woolwich Employment Exchange on 14th June and 168 unfilled vacancies on 9th June.

asked the Minister of Labour, how many skilled engineers were registered as unemployed at the Woolwich Employment Exchange in the last week for which figures were available; and how many vacancies for such workers were reported at the employment exchange for this week.

Skilled engineering occupations occur in a wide range of industries. In the main engineering occupations which are generally accepted as skilled, there were 27 unemployed registered at Woolwich Employment Exchange on 14th June and 57 unfilled vacancies on 9th June.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of Borstal inmates were previously at approved schools in 1950 and in the most recent convenient year, respectively.

42 per cent. of borstal admissions in 1950 and 47 per cent. in 1964.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has for making a radical alteration in the Civil Defence organisation within the next year; and if he will make a statement.

I cannot usefully make any statement on these matters until the review of civil defence preparations mentioned in paragraph 200 of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1965, has been completed.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to give recognition and further encouragement to the fine record of service given by all sections of the Civil Defence Corps in Scotland.

I welcome this opportunity of expressing again the Government's appreciation of the very fine service given by member of the Civil Defence Corps in Scotland. For what will be required of them in future I think we must await the results of the present review.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, what assistance his Department provided to the British manufacturers exhibiting at the 26th International Aerospace Exhibition at Le Bourget, Paris, in June.

The Board of Trade assisted British exhibitors at the Paris Air Show, by providing, in conjunction with the Ministry of Aviation, an official stand which demonstrated the co-operation between the Government and industry in the development of certain major aviation projects, as well as space for a demonstration of guided missiles and an official press information centre manned by the appropriate ministries and the Society of British Aerospace Companies. In addition, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Aviation loaned aircraft for the static and flying displays and my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Aviation, spent two days at the show during which he visited a large number of British stands.

asked the Minister of Transport, what progress he has now made towards the construction of the Portchester-Fareham section of the South Coast Trunk Road.

Good progress has been made with the preparatory work and discussions with the consultants as to how this road will fit into their proposals for expansion in Southern Hampshire. I still hope to be able by about the end of this year to publish a draft Order with a view to fixing the line of the road.

asked the Minister of Transport, when work is to begin on the reconstruction of A.27 through Portchester, on the eastern link road at Fareham, and on the dual carriageway and under bridge at Fareham railway station.

The Portchester and Fareham Station schemes should be started in the spring of 1967. I understand from the highway authority that they expect to start construction of the Fareham Link Road in the spring of 1966.

asked the Minister of Transport, in view of the heavy traffic using the rural Upnor Road in the constituency of Gravesend, if he will impose a 30 miles per hours speed limit and direct the painting of white lines at certain danger spots.

This is a Class III road for which the Kent County Council is the highway authority. My Divisional Road Engineer is, however, in touch with the local officials concerned and I will write to my hon. Friend when I have received the Council's views.

asked the Minister of Transport, whether he will now indicate the results of the local inquiries into the financial position of rural bus operators in England and Wales.

I expect to publish them towards the end of this month.

asked the Minister of Transport, whether, in view of the reference in paragraph 176 of the Board's annual report for 1964, the British Waterways Board have put forward an additional proposal under Section 13 (4) of the Transport Act, 1962 to enable the Board to manufacture compartment boats; and whether he has approved it.

Yes. It is, of course, my intention that the nationalised transport boards should not be restricted in their use of their resources and I have, therefore, approved a proposal by the Board for this extension of their manufacturing activities.The proposal is as follows:

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works, what consideration was given to the views of the parish councils of the parishes of St. Hoo, Werburgh and Frindsbury on the proposal to erect a new bridge at Four Elms Hill, Chattenden, near Rochester, Kent; and if he will make a statement.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Secretary, on 2nd June. The views of local authorities were taken into account at the meeting referred to in my hon. Friend's answer, but as the proposed temporary bridge will not be in the parish of Frindsbury, that parish council was not represented at the meeting. The Kent County Council have now agreed to the proposal.

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works, if he will make a statement on the possibility of Government assistance to the Tower of London Armouries towards the purchase of items from the Ockwells collection of armour.

Armour from Sir Edward Barry's collection at Ockwells was sold by auction on 5th July. The Tower Armouries, which contain the national collection of arms and armour, wished to buy some important pieces of the 14th-16th centuries in order to fill gaps in the collection. I therefore authorised, subject to the approval of Parliament, a special grant of £8,000, and the National Art Collections Fund made a generous contribution of £1,000: the Master of the Armouries was thus able to buy the pieces he wanted. The money is being advanced from the Civil Contingencies Fund until a Supplementary Estimate can be presented.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average price of fresh mackerel inland, on Wednesday of last week.

The price of mackerel last week at inland markets ranged from 8s. to 17s. per stone.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what further steps his Department is taking to promote, expand and co-ordinate the exports of British agricultural and horticultural produce.

I have nothing yet to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Rye (Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine) on 7th July.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to assist farmers and horticulturalists to obtain mortgages on cottages and farmhouses erected subject to a planning restriction that they may only be used for agricultural dwellings.

Mortgages for this purpose are not normally distinguishable from mortgages for agricultural and horticultural purposes generally. I have no reason to doubt that funds can be obtained from the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation and other lenders on long term. These must necessarily be at the current rates of interest which, for reasons that the hon. Member will appreciate, are for the time being higher than normal.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what has been the variation in the commodity price of cocoa during the last year; and what has been the effect of this on the manufacture of cocoa products in the United Kingdom.

The price of cocoa quoted on the London Market was £184 a ton c.i.f. at the beginning of July, 1964, and is currently £89 a ton. The price remained fairly stable during the second half of 1964 but fell rapidly at the beginning of this year and has continued to decline. Manufacturers of chocolate commonly hold stocks of cocoa amounting to many months expected usage and, although the volume of cocoa beans processed and imports of cocoa butter are running at a higher level than last year, the present low price of cocoa beans has not yet been reflected in reductions in the price of cocoa products.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the amount of Government grants for medical research in each of the last 10 years.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the approximate amounts spent on all kinds of medical research by Her Majesty's Government each year from 1945 to the nearest convenient date, and the total amount for that period; and if he will give an estimate of the amount spent on such research by other bodies.

I regret that records of expenditure by the various Government agencies on medical research in the financial years 1945–46 to 1953–54 are not sufficiently detailed to enable reliable estimates to be made without a disproportionate amount of time and work.Estimated amounts from 1954–55 to 1964–65 are as follows:

				£ million
1954–55	…	…	…	5½
1955–56	…	…	…	6½
1956–57	…	…	…	7
1957–58	…	…	…	8
1958–59	…	…	…	9½
1959–60	…	…	…	10½
1960–61	…	…	…	12½
1961–62	…	…	…	14½
1962–63	…	…	…	16
1963–64	…	…	…	18½
1964–65	…	…	…	23

These figures include the actual expenditure of the Medical Research Council, and the estimated expenditure of the Health Departments, the General Register Office, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Overseas Development together with the approximate amount which is estimated to be devoted to medical research out of the general grants which are made to the universities on the advice of the University Grants Committee.It is not possible to give a reliable estimate of medical research expenditure by other bodies including the pharmaceutical industry and voluntary organisations.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) whether he will take steps to expand the Work Study School at Cranfield, in view of the usefulness and popularity of the courses provided there and the need to spread the practices of modern scientific management throughout British industry;(2) whether the Work Study School at Cranfield will become part of the recently announced Department of Industrial Management; how many students attended the Work Study School at Cranfield last year; what was the total income; how much of this income came from the University Grants Council and how much from local authority grants; and what were the total fees paid by industry and outside organisations for students attending these courses.

As regards the relationship between the Work Study School and the Chair of Industrial Management at Cranfield, and the question of future expansion, I would refer the hon. Member to the replies which I gave to the hon. Members for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. J. H. Osborn) and Devizes (Mr. Charles Morrison) on 15th July. The total number of students attending the School during the academic year 1964–65 was 623. The total income for the financial year 1964–65 was £55,165, of which £55,131 was derived from tuition fees and £33 from miscellaneous sales. The tuition fees, all of which were paid on behalf of students by sponsoring firms and organisations, included £414 paid by local authorities. No other income was received from local authorities and the School received no income from the University Grants Committee or my Department.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the total value of recurrent and non-recurrent grants, respectively, allocated to the Cranfield College of Aeronautics for the current year; what will be the figure for next year; what is the cost of these grants per student; and how this cost per student compares with the national average.

The figures are as follows:

Financial year 1964–65	Recurrent grant	Capital grant
	£	£
Issued	865,000	28,995
Cost per full-time equivalent student	2,390	80
1965–66
Approved	825,000	103,500
Estimated cost per fulltime equivalent student	2,070	260

Figures for 1966–67 are not yet available.Non-recurrent grant amounting to £96,005 was also made to the College in 1964–65, and £66,500 was estimated to be required in 1965–66, for the construction of premises at Cranfield to house the British Hydromechanics Research Association. The premises will be leased to the Association for its own purposes, and the expenditure, therefore, is not related to costs per student at the College.The College is the only exclusively postgraduate technological teaching institution of its kind in the country, and no comparison of the kind sought in the latter part of the Question is available.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what action on the cost investigation referred to in the Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts has now been taken in connection with the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield.

Measures introduced by the College of Aeronautics in consultation with my Department during 1963 and subsequent years have resulted in significant reductions in costs, including those of ancillary services, and improved accounting procedures. Between January, 1963 and January, 1965, total staff employed by the College were reduced from 703 to 549; the deficit on the halls of residence, which amounted in 1963–64 to nearly £23,000, is expected to be eliminated in the current financial year; airfield operating costs for 1965–66 are estimated at less than £17,000 compared with £35,000 in 1962–63; and considerable economies have been achieved in transport, and works and other services.The staff and student housing account is now self-financing, and a new pattern and level of rents has been introduced from 1st April this year. This is subject to further revision in two years' time Contract work has been reorganised and separated from the other activities of the College, and will be accounted for on a self-financing basis. The budgets of the Work Study School and the Advanced School of Automobile Engineering now make allowance for the general services rendered to them by the College.The general effect of these measures, coupled with a large increase in the student population since 1962–63, has resulted in a progressive reduction in the net cost per student from the £4,000 mentioned in the Fourth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts to a figure estimated at a little over £2,000 in the current year.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, if he will inquire into the problem of entry into the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge by the sons and daughters of manual workers.

Information on this subject is given in Annex C to Appendix Two (B) of the Robbins Report, and I have no doubt that the universities concerned are studying the problem.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he proposes to take to incorporate direct grant schools into the State system.

Direct grant schools already form part of the State system, and in my recent circular on the reorganisation of secondary education I have asked their governors to co-operate with the local education authorities in devising ways in which the schools can be associated with local plans for comprehensive education.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has about which schools prepare their pupils for the country house test for entry into the Diplomatic Service.

I take it that my hon. Friend is referring to the selection procedures of the Civil Service Selection Board which nowadays are carried out in the London offices of the Civil Service Commission. I have no information about any special preparation in schools for these tests, which are normally taken at the end of a university course.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, if he will make inquiries into categorisation by social class among university entrants in 1964–65 as compared with 1939–40.

Comparative information about the social origins of under graduates in 1961–62 and earlier years it already available in Appendices One and Two (b) to the 1963 Report of the Robbins Committee. I do not think it is necessary to repeat this inquiry at present.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what representations he has received from the British Women's Total Abstinence Union on instruction in schools on the need for abstinence; what was his reply; and if he will make a statement.

I have received a copy of a resolution passed by this year's Annual Meeting of this Union asking me to ensure that all children are given regular instruction on the properties and effects of alcohol. It is not my practice to issue instructions on what subjects should be taught in schools and I have told the Union that I have noted the terms of their resolution.Local education authorities and schools are, however, aware from my Department's pamphlet "Health Education" of the importance which I attach to suitable instruction being given in this subject. A new pamphlet entitled "Health Education in Schools" is to be issued shortly and will reinforce the advice given in "Health Education."

asked the Minister of Health, by how much the population of Great Britain is expected to increase in 1965; and what proportion of this increase is attributable to net immigration from the Commonwealth and foreign countries.

The increase in the population of Great Britain between mid-1964 and mid-1965 is expected to have been about 400,000. Of this number 28,000 or 7 per cent. is attributable to net immigration from all overseas countries (including the Republic of Ireland).

asked the Minister of Health, what is the upper age limit for patients classified as young chronic sick in England and Wales.

There is no precise definition of the term "young chronic sick". It is commonly used to distinguish this group of patients from the elderly chronic sick, and is generally regarded as including patients up to the age of 60.

asked the Minister of Health how many student nurses began training during 1964, and how many of these had at least two General Certificate of Education O level passes.

I am informed by the General Nursing Council that 18,718 student nurses were admitted to training in 1964 but that information about their educational standards is not readily available.

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she is aware that Mr. F. Boden, of 25 Warren Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, contracted silicosis after working for a pottery firm for 43 years, and now suffers from bronchitis and emphysema; what is the total amount he receives each week; and if she will review the rates to be paid to him until he is medically certified fit enough to resume his employment.

I understand that Mr. Boden has submitted a claim for industrial disablement benefit. I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as a decision on his claim has been given.

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she will now arrange that the benefit of any doubt will always be given to all people who have been employed in industry where they have been subject to mineral dust hazard, and that benefits shall be paid to those men and women who suffer from pneumoconiosis, bronchitis, cancer of the lung, weakened heart, and have been engaged in the pottery industry, foundries, mining or asbestos industry.

Where pneumoconiosis is diagnosed the regulations already provide for the disease to be presumed to be due to the nature of his employment, unless the contrary is proved if the claimant has been employed for at least two years in certain prescribed occupations in the industries mentioned. The other diseases mentioned by my hon. Friend are not prescribed diseases and on present evidence do not satisfy the conditions for prescription contained in Section 55(2) of the Act in relation to the groups of workers mentioned in my hon. Friend's Question.

APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN FULL-TIME COURSES OF NOT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS FROM COMMONWEALTH AND BRITISH DEPENDENCIES
Academic Years					1959–60	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64
Aden	…	…	…	…	125	156	169	214	225
Australia	…	…	…	…	545	610	605	529	544
Bahamas	…	…	…	…	90	98	126	175	124
Barbados	…	…	…	…	670	1,080	1,247	1,210	1,248
Basutoland	…	…	…	…	20	18	38	33	32
Bechuanaland	…	…	…	…	10	5	8	7	21
Bermuda	…	…	…	…	75	51	69	101	97
British Guiana	…	…	…	…	630	765	869	1,329	1,318
British Honduras	…	…	…	…	55	50	71	83	55
British Solomon Islands		…	…	…	—	1	—	4	4
Brunei	…	…	…	…	30	36	44	36	45
Canada	…	…	…	…	670	710	800	912	874
Ceylon	…	…	…	…	750	775	736	939	1,041
Cyprus	…	…	…	…	875	744	759	822	1,015
Falkland Islands	…	…	…	…	5	10	15	3	3
Fiji	…	…	…	…	35	40	71	84	62
Gambia	…	…	…	…	110	280	228	249	245
Ghana	…	…	…	…	1,840	3,793	3,348	1,885	1,991
Gibraltar	…	…	…	…	65	62	55	48	124
Gilbert and Ellice Islands			…	…	1	2	3	9	9
Hong Kong	…	…	…	…	1,550	1,580	1,559	1,619	1,715
India	…	…	…	…	3,510	3,400	3,496	4,281	4,129
Jamaica	…	…	…	…	1,940	2,980	3,151	4,083	3,841
Kenya	…	…	…	…	1,030	1,272	1,592	1,532	1,593
Leeward Islands	…	…	…	…	200	265	393	339	320
Malaysia, Federation of
Malaya	…	…	…	…	2,200	2,220	2,428	2,496	2,882
Sabah	…	…	…	…	40	42	64	128	137
Sarawak	…	…	…	…	40	34	68	105	125
Singapore	…	…	…	…	700	725	976	993	870
Malawi	…	…	…	…	50	77	93	155	138
Malta	…	…	…	…	120	185	111	143	219
Mauritius	…	…	…	…	375	500	598	695	676
New Hebrides	…	…	…	…	1	5	1	3	1
New Zealand	…	…	…	…	220	270	285	274	252
Nigeria	…	…	…	…	6,000	6,800	7,836	8 954	8,630
Pakistan	…	…	…	…	1,570	1,245	1,470	1,711	1,924
S. Rhodesia	…	…	…	…	230	242	273	393	376
St. Helena	…	…	…	…	3	8	7	15	8
Seychelles	…	…	…	…	30	46	45	40	32
Sierra Leone	…	…	…	…	620	833	869	617	483
Swaziland	…	…	…	…	4	4	10	25	32
Tanzania
Tanganyika	…	…	…	…	500	592	693	825	885
Zanzibar	…	…	…	…	185	219	246	306	281
Trinidad and Tobago		…	…	…	1,100	1,370	1,622	1,858	1,844
Tonga	…	…	…	…	—	—	1	9	11
Uganda	…	…	…	…	910	942	1,342	1,121	1,133
Windward Islands	…	…	…	…	320	340	447	433	474
Zambia	…	…	…	…	120	182	185	219	234
Totals		…	…	…	30,169	35,664	39,122	42,094	42,322
(Extracted from annual issues of "Overseas Students in Britain" prepared by the Standing Committee of the London Conference on Overseas Students).

asked the Minister of Overseas Development, if she will set out in the Official Report the number of students from each of the Commonwealth countries, respectively, taking full-time courses in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years to the latest convenient date.

The following is the information requested:

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the position with regard to superannuation benefit, under her regulations, of a man who has served for a period in one of the former colonies and, having spent some years in this country, now wishes to return to overseas service: and if she will make a statement.

With few exceptions new appointments to overseas public services are non-pensionable, and in almost all cases an overseas pension continues in payment if a pensioner is re-employed by an overseas government on contract terms. If the hon. Member will send me particulars of individual cases I will look into them.