§ 41. Captain Stricklandasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the parents of a Jewish resident in Palestine, who is in a position to assure their maintenance there, will be prohibited from entering the country as dependants after the quota of 200 for this category laid down for the current six months has been exhausted; and, if so, whether, in view of the situation of the Jews in Austria as well as elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe, the decision to limit this class of immigrants to 200 for six months can be reconsidered?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, 1114 while sympathising with the situation of Jews in Austria and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe, I should not feel justified in reconsidering the decision which has recently been taken by His Majesty's Government with regard to the admission into Palestine of dependants of immigrants during the next six months.