§ 12. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state why, when Prince Ahmed Seif-ed-Din escaped from Ticehurst Asylum, detec- 1569 tives attached to Scotland Yard were sent to France to effect his arrest; what was the cost incurred; and on which Vote will this expenditure appear?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lampson)The hon. and gallant Member has been misinformed. No detectives attached to Scotland Yard were sent to France to effect the Prince's arrest. The remainder of the question does not therefore arise.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYDoes that mean that the Government took no part in attempting to arrest this escaped lunatic?
§ Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONI believe, none whatever.