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were dealt with under Emergency Regu- lations for the reasons given in my reply to the hon. Member for Richmond, Surrey (Mr. A. Royle) on 10th December. Sixteen now remain in detention. [Vol. 775, c. 86-7.]

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Arms Trade Control

Mr. Ted Leadbitter asked the Secre- tary of State

wealth Affairs If Foreign and Common-

if he will now propose

to the major powers and the Common- wealth the setting up of machinery to control the sale and supply of arms to Nigeria, the Middle East and other areas of the world where such supplies exacer- bate civil war or endanger world peace.

Mr. Mulley: No. Whilst Her Majesty's Government would very much welcome international agreement on effective measures to control the arms trade, we do not believe that the action suggested would have the desired effect at the Present time.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Homeless Families

84. Mr. Rossi asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the number of homeless families in Great Britain.

Mr. Ennals: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services estimate that 3,720 families were living in temporary accom- modation on 30th September, 1968.

Measles Vaccination (National Campaign)

Mr. Ogden asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children have been vaccinated against measles since the national campaign began; and what effect this has had upon the in- cidence of the disease.

Mr. Ennals: Returns from local health authorites in England and Wales show that about 500,000 children were vac- cinated against measles during the four months 1st May to 31st August, 1968; noДlater figures are yet available.

The rise in the number of cases which has so far occurred this winter has been much less than would otherwise have

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been expected, Weekly notifications are now (week ended 29th November, 1968) about one-quarter of the figure for the corresponding week of the last epidemic winter. It seems likely that the disease could be wholly prevented if all young children who have not had measles were immunised. I hope that experience so far will encourage parents to seek or accept immunisation for their children/

HOSPITALS

Waiting Lists, Coventry

and Nuneaton

Mr. Leslie Huckfield asked the/Secre- tary of State for Social Services what were the waiting lists in the Coventry and Nuneaton areas for ear, nose and throat operations for December, 1966, and December, 1967.

Mr. Ennals: 1,611 in 1966 and 1,915 in 1967 at the Coventry hospitals; 218 and 228 at Nuneaton.

Group 20 Hospital Management Committee (Nuneaton Hospitals)

Mr. Leslie Huckfield/ asked the Secre- tary of State for Social Services what per- centage of the population covered by the Group 20 Hospital Management Com- mittee area is served by Nuneaton hos- pitals.

Mr. Ennals: About 22 per cent. of the total population served for acute services and about 29 per cent. for maternity.

Plastics Unit, Manor Hospital, Nuneaton (Cost)

Mr. Leslie Huckfield asked the Secre- tary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of bringing the new plastics unit at the Manor Hospital, Nuneaton, into operation.

Mr. Ennals: Existing buildings and equipment were used. The cost of minor alterations was the £3,900 mentioned in reply to my hon. Friend on 3rd Decem- ber-[Vol. 774, c. 447.]

Transfers of Facilities

Mf. Leslie Huckfield asked the Secre- tary of State for Social Services what is the machinery by which regional hospital