asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total increase in costs related to Annual Price Review commodities during 1966–67.

The figures for aggregate cost changes will be published in the White Paper following the Review.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the estimated percentage increase in price caused by fitting cabs to agricultural tractors; and, bearing in mind that in 1966 no one was killed while driving a tractor so equipped and 39 people lost their lives in tractors overturning without cabs, what steps he is taking to have this danger brought to the attention of the public and, in particular, to the owners and drivers of tractors.

Comparatively few safety cabs and frames are at present being manufactured, and information on prices is therefore limited. So far as it is possible to make any estimate, the price increase at present is of the order of 8 per cent. to 10 per cent. for a tractor fitted with a cab, and about 5 per cent. for a tractor fitted with a frame. These figures may be expected to fall when safety cabs and frames begin to be sold in quantity.My Department constantly brings the danger of overturning tractors to the attention of all concerned by every practicable means. It is in addition my intention to bring forward as soon as possible draft regulations requiring the use of safety frames or cabs on agricultural wheeled tractors.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average number of overseas students attending universities in the United King- dom; and how this figure varies from region to region.

In 1965–66, 16,256 full-time overseas students attending the 45 universities in the United Kingdom were distributed as follows:

England	…	…	…	13,213
Wales	…	…	…	723
Scotland	…	…	…	2,142
N. Ireland	…	…	…	178

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children in Oxfordshire are educated in huts erected after the last war or in other huts or in overflow hired premises; how many of such buildings are in use today; how this compares with the national average; and if he will make a statement about future plans.

I understand from the local education authority that 230 temporary classrooms are in use at maintained schools in the county, providing accommodation for about 6,500 children. The corresponding national figures are not available. As resources allow, I hope to provide for the replacement of substandard teaching accommodation, whatever the type of construction.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT all the grants to pupils, students, and adults which may be made by his Department or by local education authorities and for which a test of means is applied.

Following is the information:A.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to review the salary scales of academic staffs in British universities.

This will have to be considered in the light of the Government's incomes policy and the establishment of new machinery for the purpose.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the Government's policy regarding teachers' salaries before the end of the present agreement on 31st March.

I would refer my hon. Friend to my Answers on this subject of 23rd February and 2nd March—[Vol. 741, c. 1941; Vol. 742, c. 132.]

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he is aware that there are a number of workers who receive less than £12 per week in wages, a larger number in receipt of £12–£14 per week, and a very large number below £15; and if he will take steps to ensure that these lower-paid workers receive considerably higher wages.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave to previous Questions on this subject on 9th February.—[Vol. 712, c. 1813–15.]

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs why the port of Yarmouth had not been proposed for development by the East Anglia Regional Planning Council.

The Council intends to complete its comprehensive study of the region before making proposals about the development of particular places.

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1) whether Her Majesty's Government's policy for prices and incomes would in any way conflict with the letter or the spirit of the Treaty of Rome or with current regulations approved by member countries of the European Economic Community; and if he will make a statement;(2) to what extent a statutory body such as the National Board for Prices and Incomes would be compatible with the current practices of the European Economic Community.

As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Arthur Lewis) on 10th November last, there is nothing in the Treaty of Rome or in the arrangements made under it that would limit the freedom of the Government to pursue their prices and incomes policy.—[Vol. 702, c. 352.]

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost incurred by public funds during each of the past five years of printing the daily Order Paper with Votes and Proceedings attached and the total cost of printing for the House of Commons, respectively.

The costs were:

			Printing Order paper with Votes and Proceedings	Total Printing for House of Commons
			£	£
1961–62	…	…	63,400	402,100
1962–63	…	…	71,600	445,100
1963–64	…	…	71,400	443,300
1964–65	…	…	86,400	469,700
1965–66	…	…	112,600	630,400

These figures show the costs of printing and paper only and do not include anything for the departmental expenses of the Stationery Office in arranging printing and publication, or for receipts from sale copies.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent he now expects that the current Anglo-German offset agreement will be fulfilled by the expiry date of 31st March; and what he expects to be the value of German commitments then outstanding.

The obligation under the current Anglo-German Offset Agreement is contained in Article 2 of the Protocol of the 20th July, 1965, to the Agreement of the 27th July, 1964. This states that

"during the period 1st April, 1966, to 31st March, 1967, payments … shall amount to approximately DM 600 million".

I expect that this obligation will be fulfilled. The second half of the Question, therefore, does not arise.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of payments received, and of the value of goods ordered for which payment has not been received, respectively, under the terms of the Anglo-German offset agreement covering the three-year period to 31st March, 1967.

Total payments received up to the 30th September, 1966, the latest date for which details are available, amounted to £87 million. Included in this figure are some advance or progress payments for goods ordered, but not yet exported, but the amounts are not exactly known. In addition, transactions have been approved in principle which will in due course result in the whole of the deposit account referred to in Article 5 of the Protocol of the 20th July, 1965, being used up and bring about payments amounting to £45 million in and in respect of the period 1964–66.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the approximate increase in tax revenue of reducing child allowance for each child after the first by £30, £35, £40, £45, £50, and £100, respectively.

The yields in a full year would be £59 million, £68 million, £78 million, £89 million, £102 million and £220 million respectively.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what approximate percentage of wages and salaries would be required to bring in the same net revenue as Selective Employment Tax, assuming existing levels of premium payments and neutral categories;(2) what approximate percentage of wages and salaries would be required to bring in the same net revenue as Selective Employment Tax if premium categories changed to neutral and everything else remained the same;(3) what approximate percentage of wages and salaries would be required to bring in the same net revenue as Selective Employment Tax if premium categories changed to neutral and everything else remained the same, with the exception that the first £5 of all incomes were excluded;(4) what approximate percentage of wages and salaries would be required to bring in the same net revenue as Selective Employment Tax if premium categories changed to neutral and everything else remained the same, with the exception that the first £5 of all incomes and retirement pensioners and registered disabled were excluded.

Approximately 1·1 per cent. of gross annual wages and salaries in the first case and 1·8 per cent. in the second. The tax is not levied on income, so the net yield cannot be adjusted to exclude the first £5 of all incomes. With this proviso the figure in the final case is 1·7 per cent.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a table showing how many terrorist incidents were recorded for each month from January, 1962 to date in South Arabia.

I have been asked to reply.Records have not been maintained of the number of incidents in South Arabia over the whole of the period requested. It is in any case difficult to define for statistical purposes incidents which may vary from a grenade thrown at random without doing any damage to major incidents with heavy casualties. The most accurate way to measure the degree of terrorism is by a count of casualties. I would, therefore refer the hon. Gentleman to my Reply to the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Mr. Powell) on 21st February. Since that date, there have been the following further casualties:Thirty-three British servicemen wounded, two British civilians killed and ten wounded, twenty-seven others have been killed and sixty-four wounded.—[Vol. 741, c.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost to the Metropolitan Police of work in connection with the enforcement of the law relating to the unlicensed keeping and using of motor vehicles for the year 1967–68.

Metropolitan police estimates do not make separate provision for the cost of reporting apparently unlicensed vehicles to registration authorities. The estimated cost for 1966–67 was of the order of £35,000.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Yorkshire, West Riding, into the progress that has been made in tracing the perpetrator of the fatal shooting of the woman postal assistant at Cross Heath Grove, Leeds, on 9th June last.

The Chief Constable of Leeds has had carried out a very full investigation, but unfortunately it has not so far been possible to discover who was responsible for the crime.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the police visited the West Ham College of Technology to confiscate editions of the Students' Rag Magazine; and whether he will make a copy of this magazine available for inspection to the hon. Member for West Ham, North.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave yesterday to a similar Question.—[Vol. 742, c. 137–8.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that days before Mr. George Raft was officially informed of the ban on his re-entering this country details were published in The Guardian newspaper; and why and how his Department gave this information to this newspaper before Mr. George Raft.

I am aware that on 23rd February The Guardian reported that Mr. Raft would not be readmitted to this country. But I had not then taken my decision; and when I did so, the decision was communicated to Mr. Raft's solicitors before any newspaper was informed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been made of drivers on the MI in the last six months for exceeding 70 miles per hour speed limit, and for parking on the hard shoulders.

The figures available relate to the six months ended 31st December, 1966. During that time there were 165 prosecutions for exceeding the speed limit and 326 for parking on the hard shoulder.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT all the grants to individuals which may be made by a local authority and for which a test of means is applied.

Within the field of my responsibility, no direct grants are made by local authorities which introduce a test of means. But rent rebates to council tenants and rate rebates for domestic occupiers both involve such a test.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he will grant an interview to representatives of Bracknell Labour Party who wish to protest about Government policy which is responsible for the proposed rent increases for Bracknell New Town tenants.

I shall soon meet representatives of the Bracknell Labour Party on behalf of my right hon. Friend.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when permission is likely to be given for the siting and building of the Bamcroft Way pumping station.

The Council already have a planning permission and have been asked to suggest suitable dates for a local discussion of their application for loan sanction.

asked the Minister of labour how many have been added during the last month to the 226 men who had been given employment since 1964 in the manufacturing projects undertaken in Wales by State-owned industries.

I have been asked to reply. The employment figures to which the hon. Member refers are the estimates, made at the time, by applicants for i.d.c.s granted since 1964 for manufacturing projects by State-owned industries, of the male employment likely to be provided by the projects on their completion. It is not possible to provide information on the employment currently provided by these projects, most of which were for extensions of existing works and some of which have not yet been started.

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of new jobs created in Welsh industry in 1966.

I have been asked to reply. New factories and extensions so far known to have been completed for manufacturing industry in Wales during 1966 are expected, on the basis of estimates provided by firms, to produce about 5,600 new jobs when the factories are fully manned. Industrial building approved during the year is expected by the firms concerned to provide in due course about 22,700 new jobs.

asked the Minister of Labour how many men found new jobs in advance factories built in Wales in 1965 and 1966.

I have been asked to reply. New jobs were provided for 222 people, of whom 146 were men, in advance factories built in Wales in 1965 and 1966.

asked the Minister of Labour what plans he has to add to the number of training centres in Wales after the Port Talbot centre is opened.

Site negotiations are still in progress and no decision has yet been reached about the precise location of the new Government training centre in South Wales. We have at present no plans for the expansion of Government training centre facilities beyond the substantial programme announced by my right hon. Friend last November. We would in any case expect the new Welsh centre to go a long way towards meeting the requirements of the Principality.—[Vol. 737, c. 460–472.]

asked the Minister of Labour in what industries the 75 Welsh mineworkers redeployed by his Department in the second half of 1966 found employment.

The 75 workers were placed in the following industries:

S.I.C. Orders	Industry	Number Placed
V	Metal Manufacture	4
VI-IX	Metal using	17
III, IV, X-XVI	Other Manufacturing	16
XVII	Construction	26
XIX	Transport	2
XVIII, XXI-XXIV	Other Industries, Services, etc.	10

asked the Minister of Labour in what industries the 43 exminers who completed their retraining in Government centres in Wales during 1966 found employment.

Ten obtained employment in building, seven in light engineering, five in motor car repairing, three in general engineering, two each in civil engineering, the manufacture of motor vehicles, of motor accessories, of aeroengines and of switchgears, and one each in aluminium manufacturing, hairdressing, radio and television retail distribution, steel sheet manufacturing and electrical installation work with the National Coal Board. Three have not yet been placed in employment.

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the percentage of apprenticeships gained by boys and girls entering industry in 1966 in Wales, Scotland, and England respectively.

The percentages are as follows:

		Wales	Scotland	England
Boys	…	36·6	44·8	42·4
Girls	…	5·0	5·4	6·9

asked the Minister of Labour what has been the monthly percentage change in total unemployment in Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, since August, 1966.

Following is the information:

MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND AND IN ENGLAND AND WALES
	Scotland Per cent.	England and Wales per cent.
8th August—12th September 1966	+3·0	+8·3
12th September—10th October 1966	+10·9	+32·0
10th October—14th November 1966	+16·0	+25·9
14th November—12th December 1966	+2·8	+4·2
12th December—9th January 1967	+10·8	+5·6
9th January—13th February 1967	+1·4	+0·3

asked the Minister of Labour what percentage of unemployed persons in Wales found employment in advance factories in Wales in 1966.

I regret that the information is not available.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will build advance factories in the Dumfries, Annan and Lockerbie areas, respectively, in view of the rising number of unemployed.

I am aware of the unemployment situation in these areas. My right hon. Friend has no plans at present to build advance factories there, but he will consider the needs of these areas when further advance factory programmes ate decided upon.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what grants he has made to assist the building of public houses in areas of high unemployment in Wales.

Separate figures in respect of ass stance under the Local Employment Acts to public houses are not readily available.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many men now unemployed will be given full-time employment in the Rhymney Breweries public house which is to be built with the assistance of an industrial development grant;(2) why, in view of the profit of £12,975,000 made last year by Whitbread's Breweries, he authorised a £10,000 grant towards the cost of building a public house.

I cannot comment on individual applications for assistance under the Local Employment Acts as the details are confidential. Applications for such assistance may be made for any projects providing employment for the benefit of a development area.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what quantity of rabbit meat was imported into the United Kingdom during the last three years for which figures are available; from what countries these imports come; and what percentage of the total rabbit meat consumed in the United Kingdom the imports represent.

The following is the information on imports:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF RABBIT MEAT FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN
		Cwt.
		1964	1965	1966
Country of consignment
Australia	…	120,393	102,277	122,514
Irish Republic	…	2,381	1,423	1,087
Poland	…	10,982	22,807	18,628
China	…	28,177	33,950	67,725
Other	…	2,090	502	1,289
Total	…	164,023	160,959	211,243

Figures of consumption of rabbit meat in the United Kingdom are not available.

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the extent of Governmental co-operation with and financial support for the Intermediate Technology Development Group; and, in particular, what support is being provided by his Department for the Tools for Progress campaign.

The Intermediate Technology Development Group is a nonprofit making organisation concerned with developing countries which advocates the greater use of low-cost labour-intensive techniques. Members of the Ministry of Overseas Development attend meetings of the Group's executive and technical committees as observers. We have not given them any official support. The Board of Trade is assisting the Group with the dis- tribution of an illustrated guide to British tools and equipment for developing countries.

asked the Postmaster-General when the first stamps of the new definitive series will be issued.

I shall issue the 4d., 1s. 0d. and 1s. 9d. values on 5th June and the 3d., 9d. and 1s. 6d. values on 8th August. I shall announce the dates of issue of the remaining denominations later. Details of designs will be published on Monday, 6th March.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that there is concern in the village of Saltburn, on the outskirts of Invergordon, at the prospect of the village being evacuated by the Highlands and Islands Development Board in order to facilitate the establishment of a chemical complex; whether he will ensure that the residents have an opportunity to object to their removal; and what plans he is making for their rehousing.

I am aware of the possibilities referred to, but the Government have as yet no firm proposal before them, and the statement made by the Highlands and Islands Development Board at Dingwall on 18th January shows that, while investigations are certainly proceeding, the Board is not yet in a position to arrange for such a firm proposal to be put forward. Any forecast about changes at Saltburn or at any other part of this area is therefore only speculative at this stage. The last part of the Question does not arise.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current average prices per square foot in school building costs by the Consortium of Local Authority Special Projects, by direct labour schemes and by private builders; and what are the costs allowed by his regulations.

In 1965 and 1966 approved prices for C.L.A.S.P. schools ranged between 78s. 5d. per square foot and 84s. per square foot from direct labour organisations and 84s. 5d. per square foot to 92s. 5d. from private builders. During this period the basic cost limit for a school designed to the maximum permissible area was 78s. 9d. per square foot until July, 1966 and 82s. 9d. per square foot thereafter.

asked the Minister of Technology why, in view of the Government's policy of wage standstill and subsequent severe restraint and the fact that wages of the workers have not increased, he has permitted Fords and the British Motor Corporation to increase the prices of certain of their vehicles; and whether firms who purchase these vehicles will be able to pass these higher charges on to the end part of their products or services provided.

As I explained to my hon. Friend on 1st February, the British Motor Corporation's proposals for increasing the prices of certain of their vehicles were justified against the criteria specified in the White Paper on the Period of Severe Restraint (Cmnd.3150). The more recent proposals of the Ford Motor Company were based on similar considerations.As regards the second part of the Question, firms wishing to raise their charges during the period of severe restraint as a result of these price increases will be required to observe the same criteria.—[Vol. 740, c.

asked the Minister of Transport what is the estimated cost to the Greater London Council of enforcement of the law relating to the unlicensed keeping and using of motor vehicles for the year 1967–68.

The estimated gross cost for 1967–68 is £260,000 but none of this falls on the Greater London Council as it is reimbursed by the Exchequer. Costs are also offset by recoveries by way of fines and mitigated penalties.

asked the Minister of Transport whether she is aware that the Greater London Council have just issued a report on their activities in enforcing the law relating to road vehicle licensing which shows that the number of cases reported of driving unlicensed vehicles was 146,000 and that out of the 24,800 who paid mitigated penalties £96,000 was received, making an average of less than £3 per person; and whether she will seek to increase the penalties for this type of offence.

I am aware of the facts given in the report but the figures show the average penalty to be nearly £4. As to the second part of the Question I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer to his Question on 24th June, 1966 but would ask him to bear in mind that when mitigated penalties are paid there is no loss of revenue.—[Vol. 730, c. 171.]

asked the Minister of Transport what is the difference between dual carriageway main roads in urban areas and dual carriageway main roads of urban motorway character.

The difference lies in the degree to which access is limited and in the standards of design.It is not always possible to construct roads in urban areas to full motorway standards or restrict them to special classes of traffic.

asked the Minister of Transport (1) what plans she has for by-passing Tetbury, Minchinhampton, Painswick, and Didmarton; what the routes of the by-passes will be; how much they will cost; and when the work will start;(2) whether she is aware that the rapidly increasing heavy traffic is causing damage to ancient buildings in the Cotswold areas and that the congestion in the streets in those areas is causing danger and inconvenience to the public and financial loss to traders; what plans she has for by-passing the villages and towns most seriously affected; and whether she will make a statement.

The places mentioned are on county roads, except for Painswick, which is on trunk road A46. In this case my right hon. Friend has proposals for a by-pass to the west costing some £250,000. It has not yet found a place in the road programme because the completion of the M5 motorway will significantly affect the volume of through traffic on A46.I understand the County Council have proposals for by-passes of Didmarton and Tetbury, each costing under £100,000.If there are particular problems at other places in the Cotswolds area and the lion. Member would write to me, I should be glad to look into them.

asked the Minister of Transport if she will now publish her final maps of railway lines.

My right hon. Friend hopes to publish a map of the basic railway network before Easter.