§ 20. Mr. RICHARD LAMBERTasked the number of alien enemies who have been exempted from internment and against whom charges have been brought for offences against the safety of the realm; in how many cases have convictions been obtained; and what is the aggregate length of imprisonment of the sentences imposed in all such cases?
§ Sir G. CAVEThe precise figures asked for in this question are not available, and it would take some time to get them out. But I may say that the total number of alien enemies convicted and imprisoned for offences of all kinds was, in 1917, 128 (88 males, 40 females), and in 1918, to date, 75 (46 males, 29 females). These figures relate not only to persons exempted from internment or repatriation, but to all alien enemies, including persons arrested on arrival in this country, British-born women, and persons of friendly race. At the end of the sentences practically all the male offenders would be interned.
§ Mr. WATTIs it not the case that the Home Office are refusing to accept the police reports from prohibited areas where men have been deported?
§ Sir G. CAVENo; that is not so.