§ 77. Colonel YATEasked the Prime Minister whether he will say what measures he proposes to adopt to ensure that all eligible persons domiciled in this country but who are living abroad shall be brought within the scope of the Military Service Act; and what steps he proposes to take to deprive of their rights to British citizenship all such persons who, being of military age, are deliberately avoiding their military obligations by remaining abroad?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWith regard to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for the Mansfield 287 Division on the 25th May. I doubt if the suggestion contained in the last part of the question is either practicable or necessary.
§ Colonel YATEMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman why?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is a matter for argument.