§ 30. Mr. Thomas Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stowaways are known to have landed in Britain since the end of the war; and from what countries they have come.
§ Mr. EdeFrom 7th August, 1945, to 31st March, 1950, 1,653 alien stowaways and from 1st January, 1946, to 31st March, 1950, 2,141 British stowaways arrived in the United Kingdom. I will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT tables showing the nationality of the alien stowaways and the territories from which the British stowaways came.
§ Sir T. MooreCould the Home Secretary say how many British stowaways have left Britain since 1945?
§ Following are the tables:
| ALIEN STOWAWAYS | |
| 7th August, 1945, to 31st March, 1950 | |
| Austrian | 2 |
| Belgian | 10 |
| Brazilian | 1 |
| Chinese | 2 |
| Cuban | 2 |
| Czech | 9 |
| Danish | 9 |
| Dutch | 56 |
| Egyptian | 14 |
| Estonian | 2 |
| Finnish | 110 |
| French | 58 |
| German | 85 |
| Greek | 35 |
| Hungarian | 20 |
| Italian | 10 |
| Yugoslav | 5 |
| Latvian | 1 |
| Mexican | 2 |
| Norwegian | 20 |
| Polish | 130 |
| Portuguese | 265 |
| Roumanian | 36 |
| Russian | 3 |
| Spanish | 291 |
| Swedish | 21 |
| Swiss | 4 |
| Turkish | 3 |
| U.S.A. | 30 |
| Other Europeans | 14 |
| Central American | 20 |
| Other non-European nationals | 42 |
| Stateless or nationality doubtful | 341 |
| Total | 1,653 |
| STOWAWAYS CLAIMING TO BE BRITISH | |||
| 1st January, 1946, to 31st March, 1950 | |||
| From: | |||
| Aden and Yemen | … | … | 38 |
| Bahamas | … | … | 1 |
| Barbados | … | … | 18 |
| Bermuda | … | … | 2 |
| British Guiana | … | … | 15 |
| British Somaliland | … | … | 64 |
| East Africa | … | … | 10 |
| Gambia | … | … | 153 |
| Gold Coast | … | … | 299 |
| Jamaica | … | … | 374 |
| Kenya | … | … | 10 |
| Nigeria | … | … | 426 |
| Sierra Leone | … | … | 263 |
| Trinidad | … | … | 26 |
| Other territories | … | … | 442 |
| Total | 2,141 |