HC Deb 04 June 1940 vol 361 cc751-2
7. Mr. Mander

asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in connection with the internment of aliens, arrangements are being made to keep separate genuine refugees from known Nazis?

Mr. Eden

The persons interned fall into two broad classes, namely, those interned as the result of an individual examination of their cases, and those interned in pursuance of general directions. The former class is kept separately in different camps from the latter class.

9. Mr. Higgs

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the desirability of transporting internees and prisoners of war to places remote from the British Isles in order to prevent co-operation with enemy aircraft and parachutists?

Mr. Eden

This question is under consideration.

27. Mr. Henderson Stewart

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will suggest to the Government of Canada that arrangements be made so that all German prisoners be shipped to Canada and kept there till the end of the war?

The Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (Mr. Shakespeare)

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 28th May by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the War Office to a Question by the hon. Member for Romford (Mr. Parker) to which I am unable to add anything.

Mr. Stewart

Will the Minister bear in mind the danger which may result from the landing of parachutists from German planes who may fall inside German camps in this country?

Mr. Shakespeare

The protection of German prisoners is primarily a matter for the Secretary of State for War and no doubt he and the Army Council have that point very much in mind.