§ 22. Dr. Littleasked the Home Secretary whether he will, on compassionate grounds, make a regulation whereby any person from Northern Ireland in Great Britain presenting a medical certificate stating that it is essential for recuperation after illness to spend some time at home in Northern Ireland will be granted a travel permit for the journey?
§ Mr. H MorrisonNo, Sir. I could not treat convalescence as a ground for the grant of an exit permit to Ireland without admitting so many cases as to defeat the object of the restrictions. I am always 1216 prepared to consider cases of exceptional hardship on their merits.
§ Dr. LittleI should like the right hon. Gentleman to make that known to passport officials.