25. Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALLasked the Prime Minister what is the number of British prisoners remaining in Russian hands; what steps are being taken to secure their release; and whether the Government has retained any Russian prisoners as a guarantee of the humane treatment of British prisoners still held in Russia?
§ Mr. BONAR LAW (Leader of the House)The naval and military prisoners number 55; there are, moreover, as was stated on the 6th instant by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a number of civilians who have been imprisoned in Russia for reasons which have never been fully explained. I hope that the negotiations now in progress will secure their immediate release.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThere still are Russian prisoners in this country.