§ 24. Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for War how many prisoners of war were repatriated from Great Britain and Middle East, respectively, during January 1948.
§ Mr. ShinwellApproximately 19,200 prisoners of war were repatriated from Great Britain during January. The bulk of those due to be repatriated from the Middle East did not leave, owing to a shipping delay, until 1st February; including those who left on that date, the total was approximately 2,500.