61 and 62. Captain TODDasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many Irish immigrants came into this country from the Irish Free State and from Northern Ireland, respectively, during 1930, 1931 and 1932;
(2) how many travellers entered British ports from the Irish Free State, and how 1999 many entered Irish Free State ports from Great Britain during 1930, 1931 and 1932?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEAs a number of figures are involved, I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. ANSTRUTHER-GRAYCan my hon. and gallant Friend give the separate figures for Scotland when he circulates those figures?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLENot without notice.
| — | Arrivals from Irish Free State Ports. | Departures to Irish Free State Ports. | Excess of Arrivals over Departures. | ||||
| 1930 | … | … | … | … | 371,818 | 363,076 | 8,742 |
| 1931 | … | … | … | … | 376,356 | 370,642 | 5,714 |
| 1932 | … | … | … | … | 375,214 | 367,281 | 7,933 |
| These numbers are inclusive of persons travelling between ports in the Irish Free State and other countries via ports in Great Britain. |
23. Captain TODDasked the Home Secretary if he has any information as to how many Irish immigrants are at present in our criminal lunatic asylums, Borstal institutions, and prisons?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe last published statistics of the Prison Commissioners show that out of 37,417 persons who were sentenced in 1932 to imprisonment or Borstal detention in England and Wales, 2,231 were born in Ireland. There is only one Criminal Lunatic Asylum for England and Wales, and I have ascertained that out of 800 patients in this Asylum, 21 are of Irish origin.