asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it is his intention to issue regulations to implement the recommendations of the Food Standards Committee's Report on jams and other preserves in so far as concerns its recommendation that jams should be regarded as mixtures of fruit and sugar and that the sweetening qualities of sugar should not be replaced by an artificial sweetener.

My right hon. Friend will consider Regulations after taking into account the views of the interested organisations, who have been invited to comment on the Committee's Report.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what, for the latest convenient period of one year, is the average number of young offenders detained in Winson Green prison for adults for want of other suitable accommodation; and what plans he has for an allocation centre for young offenders to be set up in the West Midlands area.

Of the average of 102 young offenders detained during the year ended 31st December, 1968, at least 70 would have been in remand, borstal allocation or young prisoner centres had such accommodation been available. Planning is in hand on the development of a number of young offenders' establishments, including a borstal allocation centre, at Glen Parva, near Leicester.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of shotgun certificates which have been issued to the latest available date.

The only information I have relates to 31st October, 1968, by which time the new provisions under which shotgun certificates became compulsory had been in force for six months. On that date, 603,496 applications for shotgun certificates had been made to the police in England and Wales. 601,988 certificates had been issued. 1,013 applications had been refused. 1,379 applications had been made for visitors' certificates; all of these had been granted.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that the national loss through fire damage in March amounted to over £13 million and that more than £1,000 million has been lost through fires since 1945; and whether he will consider the desirability of calling a special conference of industrialists to consider what further legislative steps should be taken to prevent fires in factories and other industrial buildings.

I am concerned at the growing fire losses revealed in the particulars published from time to time by the British Insurance Association, but the question whether further legislative steps should be taken must await the findings of the Departmental Committee on the Fire Service, which is inquiring into this among other problems. Meanwhile, the fire provisions of existing legislation such as the Factories Act, 1961 and the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, though primarily concerned with the protection of life, contribute to the protection of property; the advice of the fire service on fire protection measures is freely available to industry and commerce and is being increasingly sought: and the Home Office co-ordinates the publicity, covering all aspects of fire safety, which is undertaken by central and local Government, insurance interests and other bodies.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to recruit more police for duty in remote villages.

The disposition of police officers within a particular force is a matter for the chief officer of police; but the manpower available will be substantially increased by the additional recruitment which my right hon. Friend is permitting during the current financial year. Rural as well as urban areas are beginning to benefit from new methods of policing, which rely on greater mobility and better communications.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to deal with the recent increase in robberies, assaults, breaking and entering, and vandalism in London.

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that the figures for the Metropolitan Police District for 1968 show that, as compared with the previous year, the number of robberies and of breaking and entering offences known to the police fell by 5·1 per cent. and 1·3 per cent. respectively, but that the number of assaults rose by 3·3 per cent. Statistics are not kept separately of the offences that might be classed as vandalism. The police are doing all they can to bring those responsible to justice.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence why he has not informed Parliament of a Fleet Review which is taking place at Spithead this week; why his Department gave details of this review to British Railways; and to which other bodies this information was given.

This is a NATO Naval Review—not a national one—and a press release was issued on 17th February last by the Secretary General of NATO stating that it would take place at Portsmouth on 16th May as part of the international commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. As part of the practical arangements necessary for such an occasion, British Railways was naturally supplied with details by the NATO information Services, which have been responsible for publicising the event.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will summarise the terms of the Turner bequest of pictures to the nation; and where the pictures bequeathed are at present located.

Turner died in 1851. Probate of his will and four codicils was granted in 1852. Turner directed that his finished pictures, except for two already bequeathed to it under special conditions, should go to the National Gallery, provided that a room or rooms were added to it to be called, when erected, "Turner's Gallery". The bequest was to be void if the trustees did not carry out its provisions within five, subsequently extended to ten, years. In the alternative, the pictures were to remain in his house until within two years of the expiry of the lease (1880) and then sold.The will was contested by his next of kin and in 1856 a consent Order was made by the Court of Chancery, with the agreement of all the interested parties, under which not only the finished pictures but also the unfinished pictures and the drawings and sketches passed to the Gallery. A select Committee of the House of Lords set up in 1861 to consider the legal position found that the nation ought to carry out the conditions annexed to the gift.The pictures in the bequest are at present distributed as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many more teachers are required in Darlington in order to achieve a maximum of 40 children per class.

None. If parental wishes and head teacher's views on organisation were ignored oversized classes could probably be eliminated at once.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why copies of Administrative Memorandum No. 7/69 of 29th April, 1969, measuring 8¼ inches by 6 inches, were despatched in envelopes measuring 12¾ inches by 9 inches.

Envelopes were prepared for the distribution of this memorandum of a size large enough to contain also the report on Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools, England and Wales 1969, which in a number of cases was issued with it.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what increase in expenditure on education has taken place over the last five years in Darlington.

Between 1962–63 and 1967–68, the latest year for which figures are available, expenditure on education, including schools meals and milk, in Darlington increased from £1,756,000 to £2,726,000.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the increase in the number of children attending schools in Darlington over the last five years.

Between 1963 and 1968 the school population rose by 531 (from 12,878 to 13,409).

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the numbers and percentages of the direct grant and independent schools listed in Statistics of Education, Part I 1967, Table 1 [1], lines 19 to 34, which have charitable status and are eligible for a refund of selective employment tax.

All direct grant schools are, or form part of, charities.I regret that the information relating to independent schools is not readily available and could not be obtained without a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is his estimate of the total annual expenditure on adult non-vocational education in each of the last five years made by local educational authorities, distinguishing between grants made by them to the responsible bodies and expenditure on courses provided by the local educational authorities themselves, giving the estimated number of courses provided and students enrolled;(2) what in the latest convenient year was the estimated expenditure on adult non-vocational education made by individual local education authorities, grouped by regions, on courses provided by themselves and in grants to the responsible bodies, giving the estimated number of courses provided and students enrolled.

Returns from local authorities do not distinguish expenditure on adult non-vocational education from expenditure on further education as a whole. Information about numbers of students in England and Wales over the period 1961 to 1967 is to be found in Table 5 of Statistics of Education 1967, Volume 3. Regional figures for 1967 are to be found in Table 4. Information about the number of courses is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity of the net expenditure for the financial year 1967–68 of £10,686,000 on Government training centres, what proportion was spent in Scotland.

Approximately 14 per cent. The actual cost is being calculated and I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will break down each of the figures of the men of 18 years and over registered as unemployed on 14th April, 1969, in the Blantyre, Hamilton and Larkhall Employment Exchange areas of Lanarkshire into age groups; and what proportion in each case has been unemployed for over six months, 12 months and longer, respectively.

No. Age analyses of the registered wholly unemployed adults are compiled in January and July only. The January, 1969 figures were:

MEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 13TH JANUARY, 1969
		Percentage of number who had been registered
	Number	Over 26 and up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks
Blantyre
18 and under 20	12	8·3	—
20 and under 25	41	7·3	—
25 and under 30	31	16·1	3·2
30 and under 35	37	10·8	21·6
35 and under 40	33	12·1	21·2
40 and under 45	41	14·6	34·1
45 and under 50	28	21·4	35·7
50 and under 55	39	12·8	43·6
55 and under 60	46	21·7	41·3
60 and under 65	35	22·9	67·9
65 and over	2	—	—
Hamilton
18 and under 20	48	6·3	—
20 and under 25	114	7·0	5·3
25 and under 30	111	16·2	8·1
30 and under 35	113	15·0	18·6
35 and under 40	106	24·5	31·1
40 and under 45	91	20·9	40·7
45 and under 50	87	19·5	35·6
50 and under 55	75	24·0	37·3
55 and under 60	88	25·0	30·7
60 and under 65	91	18·7	38·5
65 and over	—	—	—
Larkhall
18 and under 20	8	—	—
20 and under 25	35	—	2·9
25 and under 30	28	10·7	10·7
30 and under 35	26	38·5	—
35 and under 40	24	4·2	20·8
40 and under 45	24	16·7	12·5
45 and under 50	27	11·1	22·2
50 and under 55	25	20·0	24·0
55 and under 60	27	33·3	18·5
60 and under 65	53	39·6	24·5
65 and over	3	—	33·3

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give an analysis by numbers, ages, and trades of those who completed courses at Government training centres in Scotland in 1968.

The following tables show the numbers who completed courses in Scotland during 1968, together with the occupations for which they were trained; and the ages of those under training at Scottish Centres on 19th June, 1968.

Number of Persons completing Courses at Scottish Government Training Centres during the twelve months ended 9th December, 1968.
Bricklaying	121
Carpentry and joinery	395
Capstan setting/operating	226
Centre lathe turning	114
Draughtsmanship	16
Electronic wiring and circuit testing	11
Fitting—jig and tool	14
Instrument fitting and machining	52
Instrument maintenance	35
Milling setting/operating	120
Precision grinding	69
Welding—electric arc	57
Agricultural machinery repair and maintenance	91
Hairdressing (men's)	55
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance	153
Radio and T.V. servicing	84
Watch and clock repair	14
Canteen cooking	9
Storekeeping	15
	1,651

Age analysis of trainees at Scottish G.T.C.s on 19th June, 1968
Under 21	77
21–24	250
25–29	195
30–34	141
35–39	114
40–44	117
45–49	83
50–54	28
55 and over	9
	1,014

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will break down the total of 1,502,000 working days lost as a result of stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in the United Kingdom into days lost in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.

The provisional total of 1,502,000 working days lost in the United Kingdom through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes during the first three months of 1969 includes 97,000 in Scotland and 1,328,000 in England and Wales.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity of the numbers who completed courses in Government training centres in each of the last five years, how many in each year completed courses in Scotland.

Following is the information:

1964	530
1965	716
1966	1,147
1967	1,506
1968	1,651

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what, at the last convenient date, were the average weekly and hourly earnings for fen and women, respectively, in industry in Scotland; and what were the figures for the previous two six-monthly periods.

The following table sets out the information in respect of men manual workers, 21 years and over, in all the industries covered by the Department's half-yearly inquiries. Similar information is not available for women.

SCOTLAND
Date of enquiry	Average weekly earnings			Average hourly earnings
	£	s.	d.	d.
October, 1968	22	6	0	115·5
April, 1968	21	10	6	112·3
October, 1967	20	15	5	108·0

The coverage of the inquiries is as follows: manufacturing; mining and quarrying (except coal); construction; gas, electricity and water; transport and communication (except railways); certain miscellaneous services and public administration.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contributions were made by Her Majesty's Government during the year ended 31st December, 1968, to the United Nations Organisation and to each of its subsidiary and voluntary funds and specialised agencies, respectively; and what proportions these payments were of the respective budgets.

										£'000	Percentage of total budget
United Nations Regular Budget				…	…	…	…	…	…	3,095·81	6·62
Special Accounts:
Middle East Operation (UNEF)					…	…	…	…	…	32·26(a)	—
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)								…	…	1,875·00	12
World Food Programme				…	…	…	…	…	…	430·56	—
Cyprus Operation (UNFICYP):
Voluntary fund			…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,604·17(b)	25
United Kingdom contingent					…	…	…	…	…	618·00	—
Consolidated Educational and Training Programme for South Africa	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	41·67	25
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees							…	…	…	120·00	8
International Atomic Energy Agency:
Regular budget			…	…	…	…	…	…	…	279·49(c)	6·4
Operational budget				…	…	…	…	…	…	47·83(d)	9
United Nations Development Programme:
Expanded Programme for Technical Assistance								…	…	2,000·00	8
Special Fund			…	…	…	…	…	…	…	2,900·00	6
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)							…	…	…	500·00	4
United Nations Water Desalination Programme							…	…	…	12·50	—
United Nations Institute for Training and Research								…	…	47·59(h)	—
Trust Fund for Population Activities						…	…	…	…	40·00	—
Specialised Agencies:
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)							…	…	…	1,056·81	9·25
Food and Agricultural Organisation Voluntary Funds								…	…	43·00	—
World Health Organisation (WHO)					…	…	…	…	…	1,549·75	6·42
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	735·00	6·76
International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in Rome				…	…	…	…	…	…	7·35	18
International Labour Organisation (ILO)						…	…	…	…	1,013·50	9·14
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)							…	…	…	211·07(e)	8·78
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)							…	…	…	136·43	6·00
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)							…	…	…	69·90	6·02
Voluntary Assistance Programme (World Weather Watch)									…	30·00	42
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO)									…	42·92	11·02
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation Head quarters		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	30·80	80
Universal Postal Union (UPU)					…	…	…	…	…	17·29	2·66
International Development Association (IDA)							…	…	…	9,150·00(f)	12·7
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)										—(g)	—
International Finance Corporation					…	…	…	…	…	—(g)	—
Asian Development Bank				…	…	…	…	…	…	1,268·00	—
Total							…	…	…	29,006·70
(a) Balance of the United Kingdom contribution to the revised 1967 estimates.
(b) This figure represents a firm United Kingdom pledge which has largely been met by logistical support to the United Nations Forces drawn from countries other than the United Kingdom. The balance will be settled in cash.
(c) This figure includes £4,649 representing a supplement to the contribution for 1966 after taking account of a credit in respect of the contribution for 1965.
(d) This figure includes £2,000 representing the value of equipment given to the IAEA.
(e) This figure includes a contribution of £8,451 towards the European Civil Aviation Conference.
(f) This figure represents the drawings in 1968 on the United Kingdom contribution.
(g) The United Kingdom contributed to the capital stock of IBRD and IFC when these organisations were established; no United Kingdom contribution was made to either organisation in 1968.
(h) This figure included £5,794 representing arrears from earlier years.

The following is the information requested:

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the disreputable persons gathering round Mr. Webster in Anguilla prior to the landing of British forces were also in the armed group which forced the Under-Secretary of State to leave the island.

I regret that the information is not available. I would refer the hon. Member to what my right hon. Friend said in the House on 23rd April.—[Vol. 782, c. 491–2.]

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement arising from his talks with the Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) on 12th May. The discussions are still proceeding.—[Vol. 783, c. 164.]

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will announce the basis upon which he intends to compensate local authorities for expenditure they have had to make following the Ronan Point disaster.

Yes when my right hon. Friend has completed his discussions with the local authority associations.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of gipsy families, within the definition of the Caravan Sites Act, 1968, since the date of the 1965 Survey, Gipsies and other Travellers.

There has probably been an increase of about 400 in the number of gipsy families since the date of the survey.

asked the Minister of Power whether he will introduce legislation amending the provisions of the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act, 1899 limiting interest on deposits lodged by consumers with Electricity Boards as security in respect of payment of accounts for the supply of electricity to a rate of four per cent., in order to allow such interest to fluctuate in line with current market rates.

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave the hon. Member for Rye (Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine) on 18th March.—[Vol. 780, c. 192.]

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will break down into counties his estimates of the additional costs of £100,000 for agriculture and £10,000 for forestry in Scotland as a result of the proposed increase in fuel duty.

It is not possible to make any reliable estimates of these additional costs on a county basis.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received regarding the estimated increase in house building costs of 0·75 per cent. in Scotland as a result of the proposed increase in selective employment tax; and what reply he has sent.

I have received no such representations.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres of land have been sold for housing by the Land Commission in Scotland; and what was the average price per acre.

None, but the sale of a 120-acre site is expected to be completed within the next few days.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what number of the 40,500 teachers who have registered with the General Teaching Council are not practising schoolroom teachers.

I have nothing to add to the reply of my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 5th May to the hon. Member for South Angus (Mr. Bruce Gardyne) except that, according to the announcement of the General Teaching Council on 13th May, 42,427 teachers had by then registered for the year commencing on 1st April.—[Vol. 783, c. 22–23.]

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland where he proposes to set up the headquarters of the new Regional Crime Squad in Scotland; what is the number of the approved establishment; and when he expects the Crime Squad to start operating.

I understand that the Police Authority Committee for the Crime Squad has decided that the headquarters of the Scottish Crime Squad should be located in Airdrie and that appropriate premises have been purchased; that the Committee's establishment proposals are about to be submitted for my approval; and that the Squad will formally become operative today.

asked the Minister of Public Buildings and Works if he will make a statement on the promotion prospects of ex-Navy department chargemen employed in Portland Dockyard and elsewhere.

All ex-Navy Works Department chargemen who were transferred to my Ministry with their work in April, 1963, and had not been promoted by 1st April, 1968, were given the opportunity of appearing before promotion boards for promotion to the technical class during 1968.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what education facilities are available for children at the Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire; when a teacher was last provided; and whether it is his policy that a teacher should be appointed in homes with over 40 children.

During term time a teacher from the East Riding Education Authority visits the hospital for two hours daily and arrangements can be made as necessary to draw on the resources of local schools. Provision of teachers is a matter for local education authorities, with which hospital authorities have been asked to co-operate.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the approximate time at which children at the Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, are bathed and put into their pyjamas for the night; and what is the approximate time at which they are put to bed.

Bath and bed times vary according to the child's age and medical need.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the number of baths provided at the Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, for the complement of 41 children; and what is the maximum number of boys who this year have used the same bath water;(2) why, in view of the fact that there is only one girl at the Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, the boys are not permitted to use the girls' bath; and whether he will ensure that greater use is made of the girls' bath.

There are two baths which are used by boys or girls as required. As regards the use of bath water I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to his Question on 2nd May.—[Col. 782, c. 305–6.]

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what check is made by his Department to ensure that pharmaceutical products advertised direct to the public are not prescribed on Form E.C.10.

Though doctors are asked not to prescribe these products generally, they are free to do so if they consider it clinically necessary. Whenever investigation of high prescribing costs suggests that prescription of any particular products by an individual doctor contributed to his high costs, the matter would be discussed with him.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, (1) if he will make Orders unders the Trade Descriptions Act, 1968, providing that any trade name for a solid fuel means a classification of fuel intended for specific purpose and that it becomes a trade description under the Act, and also for the definition of meaning of terms used in the sale of solid fuels such as nuts, doubles, cobbles and the quality group numbers of the National Coal Board;(2) if he will make an Order under the Trade Descriptions Act, 1968, providing for specific quality in formation concerning the fuels to be declared in advertisements of the fuels and on containers of the fuels.

We are advised that out powers under Section 7 of the Trade Descriptions Act cannot be used to attach particular meanings to words used as registered trade marks.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations have been made to him by the Northumberland County Council concerning the future of Acklington Airport, and what reply has been given to these representations.

The Northumberland County Council wrote to us on 25th April seeking further assistance under the Local Employment Acts for Amble, Northumberland, should an alternative Government use not be found for the R.A.F Station at Acklington.The reply, dated 14th May, indicates the measures available or planned in the vicinity of Amble.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates have been applied for, refused, or granted for East Anglia for the years 1966, 1967 and 1968

Industrial development certificates approved and refused for East Anglia in 1966, 1967 and 1968 are given in the following tables:

EAST ANGLIA
I.D.C. Approvals*
	No.	Area ('000 sq. ft.)†
1966	184	4,141	(3,778)
1967	176	3,614	(2,229)
1968	244	4,716	(2,800)
Notes:
* All schemes over 5,000 sq. ft.
† The area of industrial building has, since the introduction of the Industrial Development Act in August, 1966, been extended to include all ancillary space for storage, etc. The figures in brackets are estimates of the area which would have been approved on the old basis.

I.D.C. Refusals*
	No.	Area ('000 sq. ft.)†
1966	2	200
1967	3
1968	1
Notes:
* All schemes over 5,000 sq. ft.
† Because of the risk of disclosure of details of individual schemes area figures have not been given separately.

asked the Minister of Transport how many miles of all-purpose dual-carriageway road came into use in England in each of the years 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69; and how many miles will come into use in 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, respectively.

In the past three years, work was completed on the following lengths of all-purpose dual carriageway trunk roads in England:

1966–67	48 miles
1967–68	84 miles
1968–69	41 miles

In the period 1969–72 it is estimated that a further 180 miles or so will he completed but the precise completion dates will depend on the progress made on individual schemes.Figures for dual-carriageway principal roads are not readily available.

asked the Minister of Transport what are the numbers of fatal and serious road accidents respectively, in which alcohol played a part in the three latest convenient annual periods.

It is not possible to discover the number of drivers involved in

PRODUCTION
			Cars			Commercial Vehicles
			For home market	For export	Total	For home market	For export	Total
1964	…	…	1,161,886	705,754	1,867,640	285,332	179,404	464,736
1965	…	…	1,069,374	652,671	1,722,045	280,976	174,240	455,216
1966	…	…	978,684	624,995	1,603,679	260,614	178,061	438,675
1967	…	…	988,273	563,740	1,552,013	245,692	139,414	385,106
1968	…	…	1,013,163	802,773	1,815,936	259,331	149,855	409,186
1969 Jan.—Mar.		…	239,544	212,012	451,556	71,361	49,084	120,445

DELIVERIES OF WHEELED TRACTORS
			For home market	For export	Total
1964	…	…	43,442	160,005	203,447
1965	…	…	41,924	135,863	177,787
1966	…	…	42,810	153,525	196,335
1967	…	…	44,964	121,237	166,201
1968	…	…	48,685	130,089	178,774
1969 Jan.—Feb.		…	8,264	20,957	29,221

asked the Minister of Technology how his Department's expenditure in 1967–68 on sup-

asked the Minister of Technology whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving as much information as may be available on the production of cars, commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors for each year from 1964 until the latest convenient stated date.

The following are the figures:port for industry, and on research and development, was distributed by regions.

The information is as follows:

MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY, AND ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ETC. DURING 1967–68 BY PLANNING REGIONS

£ million—gross

England

Type of Expenditure

East Anglia and South East

South Western

West Midland

East Midland

Yorkshire and Humberside

North Western

Northern

Total England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

1. SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY

1. Aerospace—Launching Aid (including Concorde)

…

…

…

12·32

36·90

2·07

5·02

—

0·50

—

56·81

—

—

—

56·81

2. Aerospace—Loans

…

…

…

0·31

—

—

—

—

—

—

0·31

—

—

3·15

3·46

3. Aerospace—Other Assistance to Civil Aircraft

…

…

…

…

1·42

—

—

0·70

—

0·65

—

2·77

—

—

—

2·77

4. External Technological and Industrial Services

…

…

…

…

6·11

0·05

1·06

0·83

0·53

1·31

0·56

10·45

0·36

0·05

0·03

10·89

5. Shipbuilding

…

…

…

…

0·08

—

—

—

—

—

0·06

0·14

3·80

—

—

3·94

TOTAL

…

…

…

20·24

36·95

3·13

6·55

0·53

2·46

0·62

70·48

4·16

0·05

3·18

77·87

II. AEROSPACE EXTRAMURAL R. & D. WITH U.K. INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITIES ETC. IN SUPPORT OF PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS

1. Contracts with U.K. Industry

…

64·14

19·81

6·08

19·16

1·61

11·05

1·53

123·38

2·90

0·23

1·02

127·53

2. Work by Universities and other Research Bodies

…

…

…

0·43

0·04

0·11

0·09

0·11

0·07

0·03

0·88

0·04

0·04

0·03

0·99

TOTAL

…

…

…

64·57

19·85

6·19

19·25

1·72

11·12

1·56

124·26

2·94

0·27

1·05

128·52

III. R. & D. ESTABLISHMENTS (including AEA)

…

…

…

…

…

56·19

14·57

5·72

—

0·04

10·02

2·60

89·14

11·27

2·02

—

102·43

IV. HEADQUARTERS (including AEA) AND REGIONAL OFFICES

…

…

19·00

0·10

0·03

0·06

0·03

0·85

0·02

20·09

0·02

0·02

0·02

20·15

V. TOTAL GROUPS I-IV

…

…

160·00

71·47

15·07

25·86

2·32

24·45

4·80

303·97

18·39

2·36

4·25

328·97

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the per capita average incomes for each county in Scotland for 1966–67.

The figures are as follows:

Scottish Counties	Population	Total Net Income	Average
		£m.	£
Aberdeen	318,982	112	351
Angus	278,596	102	366
Argyll	58,830	14	238
Ayr	347,826	103	296
Banff	44,927	13	286
Berwick	21,538	6	268
Bute	13,115	5	354
Caithness	28,257	14	495
Clackmannan	42,499	14	329
Dumfries	87,709	23	260
Dumbarton	211,524	55	262
East Lothian	53,481	10	193
Fife	320,531	79	246
Inverness	84,471	25	296
Kincardine	25,332	6	231
Kinross	6,306	2	310
Kirkcudbright	28,779	8	294
Lanark	1,577,352	637	405
Midlothian	588,875	274	465
Moray	51,137	15	294
Nairn	8,168	1	139
Orkney	18,102	3	181
Peebles	13,493	5	402
Perth	125,318	36	287
Renfrew	354,552	150	423
Ross and Cromarty	57,128	11	197
Roxburgh	42,633	17	399
Selkirk	20,348	11	525
Stirling	198,958	64	322
Sutherland	13,175	5	382
West Lothian	102,978	26	251
Wigtown	28,509	7	238
Zetland	17,371	3	199
Total Scotland	5,190,800	1,856	357

asked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) if he will state the number of offers made, the number accepted and the total acreage purchased during each year of the 500,000 acre farm resettlement scheme in Kenya;(2) how much British aid has been allocated to each year of the first three years of the 500,000 acre resettlement scheme in Kenya; and how much will be available for the fourth year.

There is no such scheme as a "500,000 acre" scheme but, as the hon. Member knows, there is a scheme by which it was envisaged that over a period of four years ending in March, 1970, a loan of approximately £6·3 million would be made available to the Kenya Government for the purchase of farms owned by United Kingdom citizens at a rate of up to 100,000 acres a year. This scheme is divided into three parts, i.e. the purchase of farms by the Kenya Agricultural Development Corporation, purchases by the Kenya Department of Settlement for low density settlement, and assistance to private purchases through the Kenya Land Bank. British aid for these purchases is not allocated on an annual basis. Of the total loan, £3·7 million—now increased to 4·15 million with the agreement of the Kenya Government-was allocated to the programme of purchases by the Agricultural Development Corporation. Just over £3 million has been committed to purchases during the first two years.So far as purchases by the Agricultural Development Corporation are concerned, according to our latest information, 41 offers were made in the first phase and there were 27 acceptances, representing 57,477 acres. In the second phase, 59 offers were made with 45 acceptances so far, representing 63,575 acres. Two offers are still under consideration. So far as the other two parts of the scheme are concerned, up to the end of 1968 a total acreage of 86,890 had been purchased through the Land Bank with the help of British Government funds, and 16,132 by the Department of Settlement.

asked the Minister of Overseas Development why the valuations for the third year of the 500,000 acre farm resettlement scheme in Kenya have not yet been made.

The hon. Member is no doubt referring to the programme of purchases by the Kenya Agricultural Development Corporation. Owing to delays at the outset, this scheme has been running behind schedule. I understand the Kenya authorities have not yet finally decided on the details of the programme for the third phase, but as soon as these have been agreed, the valuations can begin.

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will state the number of offers made, the number accepted and the total sum disbursed under the compassionate farm purchase scheme in Kenya during each year from 1960 to date.

Sixty-three farms were purchased as "compassionate" cases during the financial years 1961–62 and 1962–63 at a total cost of £499,000. In 1963–64, of a further possible 128 cases, 20 were included in the normal programme of purchases and the balance were dealt with as "compassionate" cases at a cost of £661,000. Under arrangements made in 1965 offers were made to 28 cases qualifying for assistance, of which 18 accepted in 1966 at a cost of £231,262. 18 additional offers were made in 1966 and by 1967 six had accepted, the total cost being £109,037. No further cases have qualified.

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will take steps to arrange that further United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation projects in which the United Kingdom acts as host country are held in Scotland.

The location of projects depends upon such factors as their nature and timing, the availability of conference and technical facilities and accommodation, travelling arrangements for participants and local offers of assistance. Although, fortuitously, these factors have not combined to produce a project in Scotland during the 1969–70 biennium, I am always ready to consider the claims of Scottish universities and other institutions on occasions when it would be appropriate for the United Kingdom to act as host country.