§ 37. Mr. Alportasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Italian citizens have been imported into Kenya for road building and for work on the military base at Mackinnon Road.
§ The Minister of State for Colonial Affairs (Mr. John Dugdale)We are asking the Acting Governor for the latest figures. When they are received my right hon. Friend will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. AlportWhen considering this question, will the Minister bear in mind the possibility of using Maltese for this purpose, as there is considerable unemployment in Malta? It would be far better for Maltese to be brought into a British colony than for Italians to be introduced.
§ Mr. DugdaleI will certainly give consideration to that matter.