HC Deb 06 November 1919 vol 120 cc1654-5
18. Mr. MACLEAN

asked how many raids have been made by police and military on private houses in Ireland in the last twelve months?

Mr. HENRY

My right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary has been endeavouring to get the information required by the hon. Member, but he finds that it would impose such an amount of work on the already overburdened police that he could not ask them to undertake the detailed investigations which would be necessary.

Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

Will the right hon. Gentleman say if the number of raids is less than the number of raids made on private houses in Belgium by the German Government?

Mr. HENRY

I do not know anything about the number of German raids.

Captain CRAIG

Can the right hon. Gentleman give us the figures as to the raids made by the Sinn Feiners on private houses?

Mr. MacVEAGH

There were not nearly so many.