§ 12. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, whether he will state on what charge the honourable Member for St. Stephen's Green has been imprisoned; whether he is aware that the hon. Member has been unanimously elected lord Mayor of Dublin; whether it is proposed to bring the honourable Member to trial: and, if so, when this will be done?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONUnder an Order made in pursuance of the Defence of the Realm Regulations the hon. Member referred to in the question has been deported from Ireland and interned in Wormwood Scrubs Prison as a person suspected of having acted and being about to act in a manner prejudicial to the public safety and the Defence of the Realm. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYCan I have an answer to the third part of the question, as to when the trial is to take place?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI have already said that the order is for deportation.