HC Deb 26 July 1939 vol 350 c1431
3. Mr. Day

asked the Prime Minister particulars of the results of the investigations made by the British Ambassador to Spain with reference to the five British subjects who are still under arrest as a result of the recent civil war?

Mr. Butler

Of these five British subjects, four have been convicted on criminal charges and are undergoing varying terms of imprisonment, while one is awaiting trial.

Mr. Day

Have the Foreign Office given instructions for legal aid to be furnished to the one awaiting trial?

Mr. Butler

We have asked His Majesty's Ambassador to take a close interest in this case.