HC Deb 20 December 1916 vol 88 cc1453-4
61. Mr. KING

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the name of the commandant of the Islington internment camp; whether the present commandant has held office since the inception of this camp; and how many aliens, distinguishing enemy and friendly aliens, and how many British subjects are now interned there?

Sir G. CAVE

The answers to the several parts of this question are: (1) Sir Frederick Loch Halliday, C.S.I. CLE.; (2) Yes; (3) Some 700 alien enemies are interned in this camp as prisoners of war; thirty-nine British subjects and seven alien friends are interned there under the Defence of the Realm Regulations.