§ 19. Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether arrangements have been worked out for the return of the population of the Channel Islands after their liberation.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonPlans have been prepared for dealing with the situation in the Channel Islands when the happy eventuality occurs to which my hon. Friend refers. The first and most urgent requirement will be to make the requisite supplies available for our fellow countrymen who remained in the Islands, and to give them the assistance which they may need. Until full information is available as to the conditions which may be found in the Islands, it is not possible to forecast what steps ought to be taken to enable Islanders who are at present in this country to return. The arrangements to be made for this purpose will depend on a number of considerations, on many of which there will have to be consultation with the Island authorities.