HC Deb 27 March 1946 vol 421 c346
3. Mr. Solley

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has reconsidered the case of the imprisonment of the 18 members of the Pan-Cyprian Trades Union Committee; and whether he has any statement to make thereon.

Mr. georģe Hall

I regret that I have not yet had time to reconsider this case in the light of my right hon. Friend's recent observations in the House. I will communicate with him on the matter as soon as possible.

Mr. Solley

Would my right hon. Friend expedite his inquiry into the matter, if at all possible, since these 18 leaders of the trade union and Labour movement in Cyprus are languishing in jail? While I realise that my right hon. Friend is extremely busy, I would nevertheless ask him to bear in mind—[HON. MEMBERS: "Speech."]—that there are many people in this country who have sympathy with the trade union movement in Cyprus.

Mr. Speaker

There must be a limit to the length of supplementary questions.