§ 20. Mr. Gammansasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the wife of Sergeant J. E. Bolton, 102, Falkland Road, N.8, is still employed by the British Embassy in Moscow; or for what reason she is no longer employed there.
Mr. McNeilHis Majesty's Embassy in Moscow were informed in February by the Soviet authorities that Mrs. Bolton could not be registered for employment with the Embassy. Requests for reconsideration have been unsuccessful. Mrs. Bolton has not yet been replaced, however, and she still remains, therefore, with the Embassy.
§ Mr. GammansDoes the right hon. Gentleman attach any special significance to the fact that this woman's licence to work in the British Embassy has been withdrawn?
Mr. McNeilI do not know what I am being invited to infer. The fact is, as I understand it, that unless this or any other woman is registered by the Protocol Department for employment of this kind, we cannot employ her. I cannot add anything to that.
§ Mr. GammansIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that whilst it was granted before, it has now been withdrawn, and does he attach any special significance to the fact that it has been withdrawn?
Mr. E. P. SmithCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether Mrs. Bolton is, in fact, a British subject?