§ 33. Mr. Geoffrey Cooperasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each year between 1946 and 1950 up to the most convenient date, how many aliens including those who have ben naturalised since the war have been reported to his Department as being undesirable; in how many cases after investigation by the police have they been allowed to remain in this country; and how many deportation orders have been made.
§ Mr. EdeFigures showing the number of aliens against whom complaints were made and what number of these complaints were investigated by the police are not available. During the years 1946 to 1950 the courts recommended deportation in 1,036 cases and in 617 of these deportation orders were made. In addition, 1,469 deportation orders were made in cases where there was no recommendation for deportation from a court. I will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of deportation orders made in each year. There is no power to deport a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
§ Mr. CooperIs the Home Secretary aware of the growing concern at the number of investigations made by officials and police, and is he satisfied with the methods used by his Department in dealing with these cases?
§ Mr. EdeI suppose that everything human is capable of improvement, but, so far as I know, the utmost care is being used in these cases, and I am satisfied that substantial justice is done.
§ Following is the table:
| 1946 | … | … | … | … | 290 |
| 1947 | … | … | … | … | 221 |
| 1948 | … | … | … | … | 511 |
| 1949 | … | … | … | … | 537 |
| 1950 | … | … | … | … | 527 |
| … | … | … | … | 2,086 |