asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the amounts of grants made in the current financial year under the Social and Physical Training Grant Regulations 1939 to the headquarters of national

The total of grants offered in 1965–66, including special grants, exceeds £320,000, compared with £263,000 in 1963–64 and £294,000 in 1964–65.The list is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many headmasters and headmistresses of grammar schools have signified to his Department that they would not desire to continue if their schools were made comprehensive.

One.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is aware that a qualified teacher who failed her probationary period 10 years ago, but who returned to teaching in answer to the national appeal, and was accepted for six weeks in a Cleethorpes school, where the headmistress was satisfied with the work, has been dismissed, despite the headmistress' protest; if he will investigate the case, details of which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for Louth, and rescind the regulation that premitted this action; and if he will make a statement.

I have re-examined this case and think the teacher in question should have a second opportunity. I am prepared, if the local authority asks me, to suspend the determination made in her case in 1957 when she failed her probationary period and to allow her, if she so wishes, to resume teaching for a renewed period of probation.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to draw the attention of local education authorities and the teaching profession to the value of mechanical teaching aids in schools and colleges.

Her Majesty's Inspectors give regular advice on the use and development of audio-visual aids, and arrange special courses from time to time. My Department is supporting the Experimental Development Unit of the Educational Foundation for Visual Aids, which has issued several reports, and is also financing a number of research projects, the results of which will be available to teachers and local education authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reports he has received of changes to be made in the timetable of university admissions, following this year's experience of the working of the Universities Central Council on Admissions.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many additional day educational colleges he plans to establish in Greater London north and south of the Thames; and when he envisages such day colleges coming into operation.

My Department is at present exploring with the London Borough of Ealing the possibility that a day college of education should be set up in a part of Acton Town Hall which is no longer required for the Council's general purposes. It is too soon to say when the college might come into operation should acceptable arrangements be found possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he accepts the view submitted by the management panel, on which his Department is represented, to the Arbitral Body for Teachers' Pay, that teaching is a part-time occupation which permits teachers to take on extra employment to supplement their salaries; and whether he will be influenced by this view in forthcoming discussions on teachers' salaries.

The management panel neither stated nor implied the view attributed to them by the hon. Member. The second part of his Question therefore does not arise.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students have been accepted for admission to colleges of education for the academic year 1965–66.

Provisional returns from the colleges at the very beginning of the autumn term show that about 29,000 non-graduate students have been accepted by the general, housecraft and physical education colleges for courses of initial training. This compares with 24,000 last year, 21,000 in the academic year 1963–64 and 17,000 in 1962–63, and is in fact higher than the intake assumed for 1969–70 in the Robbins Committee's projections. Total student numbers have risen from some 48,000 in 1962–63, 54,000 in 1963–64 and 61,500 in 1964–65, to nearly 73,000. The figures show how remarkable has been the colleges' response to the appeal which I made to them in March to take as many as possible of the suitable candidates who applied. I should like to congratulate them on an outstanding achievement.

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether the Government's policy of an early warning system on wages and prices will apply equally to rents, rates, profits, dividends, health and insurance contributions and taxation on goods and services, so far as announcement of increases is concerned.

My hon. Friend is mixing up a number of things which can best be dealt with in different ways. These are all being taken care of.

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, whether he will receive a deputation to discuss comprehensive regional development and the improvement of the port facilities at Newcastle-on-Tyne.

The Northern Economic Planning Council has the responsibility for advising on regional planning. It is already considering the question of port facilities and development in that context.I see no reason therefore to receive such a deputation.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to simplify the documentation of exports and reduction of paper in order to encourage the smaller manufacturer, who is at present discouraged by the formalities now required.

A point committee representing the Government and commerce and industry has drawn up a system which by the use of an aligned series of forms will enable some of the principal documents required for export shipments to be completed in one typing operation. A booklet describing the system is being printed and will be given a wide free distribution. The new system will enable most exporting firms to make worthwhile savings and I hope that it will be widely adopted.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost in foreign exchange of importing United States television programmes for screening by the British Broadcasting Corporation and independent television during each of the last five years, or any other convenient period.

Preliminary estimates for 1963 and 1964 are £1·4 million and £2·3 million respectively, excluding payments for cinema films.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the terms of reference of the official inquiry ordered by Her Majesty's Government into the shipping industry: and whether the report will be published.

Following representations received from the shipping industry about the possible effects of changes in taxation, the Departments concerned have been examining the industry's financial and economic position and expect shortly to receive a further statement from the Chamber of Shipping. I do not contemplate publication of any report on this work.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to stimulate the overseas demand for motor cars, particularly those made in development areas.

The stimulation of demand for British products overseas and the promotion of sales is a matter for industry. The Government's export services are at the disposal of all exporters of British cars, and we are doing everything we can to help the industry in its efforts to expand exports.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the fact that Finland had a favourable balance of visible trade with the United Kingdom of £50 millions for the calendar year 1964, what steps he proposes to take to encourage greater imports of manufactured British goods into Finland.

Under the FINEFTA agreement, tariff and other barriers to our exports to Finland are being progressively reduced. Last year these exports increased by 20 per cent., and they have continued to rise this year. The export services of my department are always at the disposal of firms who wish to take advantage of the growing opportunities which the Finnish market offers.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether an agreement has been reached with the Federal Maritime Commission of the United States of America; whether he is satisfied that it is acceptable to the British Government and British shipping interests; and if he will make a statement.

No general agreement has been reached with the Federal Maritime Commission or with the United States Administration. We have explained to the United States authorities our reasons for rejecting the analysis of freight rates recently issued by the Federal Maritime Commission and, in common with a number of other maritime countries, we are concerned at many of the orders and proposed regulations which the Commission has recently issued. We are always ready to study ways and means of reaching a reasonable settlement of differences on shipping matters. We must, however, reserve the right to take appropriate action where any measure adopted by the Federal Maritime Commission infringes our territorial jurisdiction or prejudices legitimate United Kingdom interests.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state his plans to facilitate the expansion of industries in Aberdeen and advance factories there.

The advance factory programme which my right hon. Friend announced on 24th September provides for the building of a 12,500 sq. ft. factory at Aberdeen. It is too soon to consider authorising more advance factories, but as Aberdeen is in a development district all the inducements provided by the Local Employment Acts are available to encourage industrial development there.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will state in detail the reasons for not publishing the report into the Cadco affair;(2) why the report on the Cadco affair has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions and to the Lord Advocate;(3) to which organs of the Press he has given access to the report of the inquiry into the Cadco affair; and why such access has been denied to the honourable Member for West Fife;(4) what administrative action he has taken to ensure that there will be no repetition of failures like that of Cadco in Glenrothes.

The report of the inspectors appointed by the Board of Trade to investigate the affairs of three companies in the "Cadco group" was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Lord Advocate by the Board as required by Section 169(1) of the Companies Act, 1948, since it appeared to the Board from the report that persons had been guilty of offences in England and Scotland for which they were criminally liable. Further inquiries into these possible offences are being made and it would not be right to prejudice any possible proceedings by publishing the report at this time.I have not given access to the report to any organs of the Press or to any persons outside Government Departments concerned except those to whom the Board of Trade are required by Section 168(2) of the Companies Act, 1948, to forward copies.I have taken no administrative action, other than that mentioned above, as a consequence of receiving the report. If it is my hon. Friend's suggestion that the failure of Cadco was in any way due to my Department, then I must emphatically repudiate it. The full story will be made known when the time comes to publish the report.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the results of the regular surveys for radioactivity in Holy Loch for the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

As was announced recently in the Press, surveys in April and May showed that the amount of background radioactivity, although still low, had increased more than would have been expected from past experience. A full and detailed survey was therefore carried out.The radioactivity was identified as coolant discharge from the submarines' reactor plants and a joint U.K./U.S. assessment of the results confirmed our view that the radiation levels were still far below those which would be at all likely to cause any individual to receive an annual dose rate approaching the limits acceptable for members of the general public as recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection.However, in order to ensure that the radiation level remains below any point of possible danger to the public the United States Navy are willingly co-operating with us in taking additional protective measures. Surveys taken since July show that the radiation levels have already declined a little.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what establishment improvements are required at Culdrose to remedy the defects there; how much has been spent on household improvements at Culdrose during the past year, and on what; and what steps he is taking to bring conditions for the men who work at Culdrose up to the required standard.

About £28,000 was spent in 1964–65 on the single living accommodation at R.N. Air Station, Culdrose, on maintenance and on minor improvements. It is planned to spend about £34,000 this financial year on maintenance and improvements, particularly to the showers and bathrooms.My right hon. Friend the Minister of Public Building and Works has drawn up a development plan for rebuilding all the single living accommodation. It is hoped that it will be possible to start work on site in 1967–68 and it is estimated that it will take four to five years to complete.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of the recent incident at St. Gabriel's School, Belfast, during the showing of an Army recruiting film, if he will indicate his policy on the showing of similar films by his Department in schools in Northern Ireland.

We offer information about careers in the Services to schools throughout the United Kingdom and provide these with speakers and films when invited to do so; I believe that this policy, which is beneficial to recruitting, is widely welcomed and do not propose that it should be altered because of the isloated incident to which the hon. Member refers, in which members of the Irish Republican Army assaulted a lecturer and projectionist in the course of a film show.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will now say who will serve on the committee which will assist him in the preparation of his advice to Her Majesty on the selection of candidates for the Queen's Award to Industry.

Yes. I am glad to be able to say that the following have agreed to serve on the Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of Sir Laurence Helsby, Head of the Home Civil Service:

Sir William Black—Chairman, National Research Development Corporation.

Sir William Carron—President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and a member of the General Council of the T.U.C.

Sir Maurice Dean—Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Technology.

Sir Maurice Laing—President, Confederation of British Industries.

Sir William McFadzean—Chairman, British National Exports Council.

Lord Kings Norton—Chairman, The Metal Box Company.

Sir Richard Powell—Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade.

Sir Robert Wynne-Edwards—Chairman, Council of Engineering Institutions.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what sums of public money, and from what sources, have been expended upon maintenance and capital works on Southwold harbour and on the estuary of the River Blyth, including the estimated cost of the works currently in progress, since 1945.

Records are available only from 1949. Since then some £17,000 has been spent on maintenance and capital works in the harbour area with the aid of £6,000 in grants from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and £1,635 from my Department.

asked the Minister of Aviation what progress has been made with the extension to the car park at the civil airport at Aldergrove in County Antrim; and if he will make a statement.

The extension to the car park has been completed and is now in use.

asked the Minister of Aviation what progress has been made with the proposed enlargement of the air terminal building at the civil airport at Aldergrove in County Antrim; and if he will make a statement.

Substantial progress has been made with detailed planning. We expect work to commence in the summer of 1966 and to be completed in stages during 1967.

asked the Minister of Aviation, in view of the increasing noise from jet aircraft at Gatwick Airport, how many sets of mufflers are currently employed at London Airport to reduce noise when testing jet engines and how many are now employed at Gatwick; and whether he is satisfied that the companies operating from Gatwick are making the fullest possible use of these devices to reduce noise.

Seven sets of mufflers are currently employed at Heathrow and none at Gatwick. Two sets of mufflers were installed at Gatwick five months ago but proved unsatisfactory on test. The modified type is expected to go on test in about four weeks' time. We shall insist upon a full use of these devices when they have been made satisfactory.

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

The constitutional proposals for Fiji are set out in the report on the proceedings of the recent Conference, published on 11th October, 1965, as Command Paper 2783. The recommendations are designed to provide a constitutional framework which will preserve a continuing link with Britain and within which further progress can be made in the direction of internal self government. The main features are as follows.The new Constitution, which will come into effect next year, will provide for a Legislative Council of 36 elected members and not more than 4 officials. Nine Fijians, nine Indians and seven Europeans will be elected on communal rolls and three members of each race will be elected by cross voting. In addition, there will be two Fijian members elected by the Council of Chiefs. For electoral purposes, all Pacific Islanders—including Rotumans—will be included with the Fijians, and the Chinese will be included with the Europeans. Universal adult suffrage will thus be attained for the first time in Fiji.The Constitution will also provide for a predominantly unofficial Executive Council which will evolve into a Council of Ministers. The Governor will, in his discretion retain certain subjects, including defence, external affairs, internal security and the public service as his special responsibility and will have power to act contrary to advice where he considers it necessary in the interests of public order, public faith or good government.There will be provisions to ensure the independence of the judicature. The new Constitution will include a Bill of Rights.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what international discussions he has had on the future of Aden; and whether he will increase the powers of the Federal Government.

My colleagues and I have taken every opportunity to make our views about South Arabia known to members of other Governments. I have not myself had any formal international discussions specifically on the subject.The Federal Government, I am glad to say, has recently made public statements declaring its intention, despite recent events in Aden, of going ahead as fast as possible with the liberalisation of the Federal Constitution. The Federal Government is being assisted in this by two constitutional advisers of the widest experience whom it has appointed. This initiative of the Federal Government seems to us to offer the best present hope of resuming constitutional progress.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what discussions have taken place with Spain over Gibraltar; and what further discussions are intended.

The discussions we have so far had with the Spanish Government have concerned only the circumstances in which the two Governments could hold talks about Gibraltar. These discussions continue and we are at present awaiting the response of the Spanish Government to an approach made recently by Her Majesty's Ambassador at Madrid.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether, in view of the need for doctors, teachers and other skilled professional personnel in the underdeveloped parts of the Commonwealth, he will now take steps to encourage such would-be immigrants to stay in their own countries.

It is a matter for the Commonwealth Governments con- cerned, if they so wish, to encourage their skilled and professional people to remain in their own countries. We cannot intervene in their internal affairs. But it should be remembered that very often such people, particularly doctors, gain valuable further experience and training while working here which may not be available in their own countries and which will be of benefit when they return.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many European workers came into Great Britain on work vouchers during 1964 and 1965.

37,496 European workers arrived with labour permits in 1964. Of these 21,674 had permits valid for 12 months, and 15,822 had permits valid for shorter periods. In the nine months ending 30th September, 1965, the corresponding totals were 35,345, 19,584 and 15,761. Although statistics are not available, it is estimated that considerably less than half the permit holders admitted for 12 months are subsequently accepted as residents.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details of the machinery of appeal against a deportation order by any Commonwealth immigrant; and to what extent this machinery will be adversely affected or nullified within the terms of the White Paper on immigration.

At present, a Commonwealth citizen may be deported only on the recommendation of a court after being convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment; and the offender may appeal to a higher court against the recommendation. The Government do not propose to alter these provisions but intend to seek a new power to repatriate, without a court recommendation, Commonwealth citizens who evade or seek to evade the immigration control. It is proposed that any of these who have been lawfully resident in the United Kingdom for more than six months should have the opportunity to make representations to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many protests he has received against the terms of the White Paper on immigration, and how many letters of support; and if he will name the Organisations concerned in each case.

Up to 22nd October, I had received only 55 letters and resolutions which referred to the White Paper. Of these, 43 were from individuals, 27 supporting the Government's policy and 16 critical of it. Of the remaining 12, all mainly critical of the White Paper, 6 were from constituency Labour Parties; 1 from the Independent Labour Party; 1 from a borough council; and 4 from local organisations with a particular interest in immigrants and race relations.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the restrictions on immigrants, outlined in the White Paper on immigration, will apply in full to all white immigrants, including the requirements to register with the police.

The new measures of immigration control proposed in the White Paper, including the discretionary power to require registration with the police, are, like the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, to apply to the citizens of all other Commonwealth countries and territories.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement on his policy towards the recommendations of the sub

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent overseas Commonwealth students will be subject to deportation on undertaking employment during vacations within the terms of the White Paper on immigration.

The conditions on which a Commonwealth student is admitted normally leave him free to take part-time or vacation employment. If there has been no breach of conditions, no question of repatriation will arise under the proposals in the White Paper.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of immigrants from Canada, Australia and New Zealand in each of the last five years; and what percentage of them had entry vouchers in 1963, 1964, and the first nine months of 1965.

The statistics available, which relate only to persons subject to the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, and to the period since 1st July, 1962, are set out below. The net balance for any period, the only available indication of the change in the number resident here, is not necessarily an accurate measure of the number admitted during the period who have settled permanently; but over a long period it should give a reasonably good indication of the rate at which people are settling.committee of the Central Advisory Water Committee, which reported in 1963.

My right hon. Friend is about to consult the organisations concerned on a draft circular to water undertakers about those of the recommendations which can be put into effect without legislation. The relatively few recommendations that would require legislation will be considered further when an opportunity for legislating occurs.

asked the Minister of Labour how many work permits were issued to aliens in each of the last five years; and what steps he intends to take to limit the annual issue.

The numbers of work permits issued for the employment of aliens in the years 1960 to 1964 inclusive were 50,355, 51,775, 48,230, 43,868, and 47,638 respectively. Permits are already restricted to work for which British labour is not available and no further limitation on numbers is proposed.

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will make a statement about the membership of the Committee on a Memorial to Sir Winston Churchill; and if he will announce the terms of reference of this Committee.

My right hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Mr. Shinwell) has agreed to act as Chairman and the following have also agreed to serve: the Earl Attlee and the Earl Alexander of Tunis, the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Grimond), my right hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Mr. Strauss), my hon. Friends the Members for Barking (Mr. Driberg) and Rutherglen (Mr. Gregor Mackenzie), the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Bedford (Mr. Soames), the hon. Gentleman the Member for Shrewsbury (Sir John Langford-Holt), and the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton).The Committee's terms of reference are

asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to prevent further damage to exports from Scotland resulting from delays in transit of consignments on British Railways.

I am sure that the Railways Board will be glad to investigate any specific complaint the hon. Member may have of delay to particular export consignments. I understand the Board has in fact made arrangements which it hopes will prevent a repetition of a specific complaint which the hon. Member recently brought to its notice. The Board informs me that during the 32 weeks ended 11th September, 1965, a total of 6,873 full wagon loads of export traffic were conveyed to the Scottish ports of Glasgow, Grangemouth and Leith by the railways special Export Express Service, all of which arrived at the ports in time for shipment. The Government for their part have set up an Economic Development Committee for the Movement of Exports to examine all possible ways of speeding the flow of export traffic.