§ 21 Mr. R. LAMBERTasked the Home Secretary (1) whether the Committee which is to consider the cases of persons of enemy origin in Government offices has been set up; if so, who are the persons constituting the Committee; and whether they have been furnished with an exact definition of the meaning of persons of enemy origin whose position the Committee will decide; (2) how many persons are to be added to the Advisory Committee on Internment of Aliens; whether appointments have been made; if so, what are the names and qualifications of the persons appointed; whether the cases of female aliens will be considered by the Committee strengthened by women members; whether there will be any appeal from the Committee's decision; (3) whether he has considered the exact meaning to be given to the expression "persons of enemy origin"; and whether a person one of whose grandparents was of enemy nationality, birth, or parentage, is of enemy origin?
§ Sir G. CAVEThese Committees have not yet been fully constituted, but no time is being lost, and I hope to make an announcement on the subject within a few days. As I have already informed the House, the Committee dealing with employment in Government offices will consider the position of persons who are not the children of natural-born subjects of this country or of an Allied country. The expression "enemy origin" will not be used in their appointment.