HC Deb 09 December 1929 vol 233 cc3-4
4. Mr. SHAKESPEARE

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will withdraw the ban imposed on Mr. Saklatvala attending the Indian National Congress?

Mr. BENN

I fear I cannot alter my decision.

Mr. SHAKESPEARE

Does not the right hon. Gentleman think it extremely harsh to prevent an ex-Member of Parliament going back to his native land, and is he not rebuked by the echoes of his own speeches on the subject?

Mr. BENN

I do not like doing it at all, but I have to consider a very delicate situation ill India.