§ 18. Sir A. Knoxasked the Home Secretary whether he will take the necessary steps to secure the appointment for duty at termini in the West End and the City of London, of interpreters in German and Yiddish, for the assistance of refugees?
§ Sir S. HoareIf my hon. and gallant Friend knows of people who are willing to supplement the good work of the voluntary organisations by offering their services as interpreters, any such offers should be sent to the Co-ordinating Committee.
§ Sir A. KnoxAlternatively, would it not be desirable that a proportion of the police should learn these languages, in order to help the exotic population that is now crowding our streets?
§ Sir S. HoareNo, Sir; the police have not enough time for the work they have to do already.
§ 21. Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Home Secretary whether he will now see fit to issue visas to two male refugees of the name of Stegmans, in view of the fact that they are transmigrants and have 50 dollars a month guaranteed them so long as they remain in England?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Peake)The question whether these two refugees can be admitted to this country as transmigrants depends on whether there is a prospect of their being admitted to the country of ultimate destination. My right hon. Friend understands that this question is at present under investigation.
§ Colonel WedgwoodIs 50 dollars a month reckoned as sufficient to be a guarantee that they will not come on to the Poor Law?
§ Mr. PeakeThat really is not the question that was put by the right hon. and gallant Gentleman. The case is put forward on the basis that these two men are transmigrants to the United States, and we want to be assured, therefore, that 2046 satisfactory arrangements have been concluded for their entry into the United States.
§ Mr. HannahOught we not to be doing far more for these refugees?