§ 31. Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the change in the war situation, he is now prepared to review such of the special war-time restrictions upon aliens as can be relaxed without prejudice to the national interest.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonYes, Sir, After consultation with the Service Departments and the security authorities, I feel justified in doing away with certain restrictions imposed on aliens when the risk of invasion was imminent. I have revoked, with effect from to-morrow, the Aliens Protected Areas Orders which prohibited aliens from entering or remaining in certain areas without police permission. The prohibition on entry into these areas which has been imposed on certain persons under Defence Regulations 18A and 18B will automatically lapse on repeal of these Orders. I also propose very shortly to revoke the Aliens (Movement Restriction) Orders which impose a curfew and prohibit the use of vehicles without a permit. The majority of aliens have already received exemption from these restrictions but the effect of the new Order will be to remove them from nearly all the remainder. A small number of aliens will remain subject to the special restrictions imposed on enemy aliens by Articles 6A or 9A of the Aliens Order (or both). I still think it advisable to maintain restrictions on these individuals. Those who are subject to Article 9A will therefore still require to obtain a police permit to have a motor vehicle and those subject to Article 6A will also be subject to a curfew.