§ Sir J. D. REESasked the Home Secretary whether any cases have recently occurred in which prisoners who have been subjected to expulsion orders under the Aliens Act have returned to this country; and whether only one in five of convicted aliens have been recommended for expulsion under the Act?
§ Mr. McKENNAIn the first four months of the present year twenty-four aliens have been brought before the Courts on the charge of being found in the United Kingdom in contravention of expulsion orders. The Report for the year 1911, recently presented to Parliament, shows that in that year the recommendations for expulsion represented rather less than one in five of the aliens received into prisons throughout the United Kingdom. The proportions varied in different parts of the country, rising to nearly one in three in the Metropolis.
§ Sir J. D. REESDoes the right hon. Gentleman propose to do anything to stiffen the administration of this Act?
§ Mr. McKENNAThat is entirely a matter in the discretion of the magistrates. The hon. Gentleman may have seen that a recommendation has been made by the Home Office that regard should be had to the provisions of the Statute.