asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how soon business men and tourists will be allowed to visit Austria.

Business men have for a considerable time been travelling to Austria at the rate of 20 to 30 a month. More are accommodated on special occasions. At the present time nearly a 100 have gone to the Vienna Fair. In regard to tourists, a scheme for the British, French and U.S. zones has been agreed and a few tourists have actually gone to resorts in the French zone of Austria for winter sports.

Is it intended to extend the facilities for tourists, as without a large number of tourists Austria cannot possibly hope to balance her imports?

Of course, the facilities in Austria at the present time are very severely limited. The Austrian Government themselves are in control of the number of tourists that can be accommodated, and I have no doubt that, in the interests of their foreign exchange position, they will increase those facilities to the maximum.

Can the Minister tell us how many of those tourists, who have gone to Vienna for winter sports, are coal miners and agricultural workers from Great Britain?