13. Major HARVEYasked the Home Secretary if he has received from the Dominions any replies to the communications, which he indicated he would send them, on the subject of British women who marry aliens; and, if so, what is the nature of such replies?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe Governments of the Self-Governing Dominions have boon invited to express 551 their views as to the proposal on this subject in the Resolution moved by the hon. and gallant Member on 18th February last. I am informed that no reply has yet been received from any of the Dominions except the Irish Free State. I think it will be better not to make any statement as to the nature of any of the replies until they are complete.
§ 24. Sir GEOFFREY BUTLERasked the Home Secretary whether the views of the Dominions have now been received on the question of an amendment of the British Nationality Act to provide that a British woman shall not lose her British status by marriage until, by the law of her husband's country, she has acquired his nationality?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am informed that replies on this question have now been received from the Governments of all the Self-Governing Dominions with the exception of the Dominion of Canada.