§ 30. Mr. Peytonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what further information he has concerning the case of Mr. George Skelt, lately employed by the Singapore City Council.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe appeal on behalf of Mr. Skelt, to which I referred in my reply to the hon. Member on 20th March has now been lodged but has not yet been heard by the City Council.
§ Mr. PeytonWill my right hon. Friend keep this case under review and give it his most careful consideration? I am sure he would be the first to agree on the value of the services rendered by British officials in these new territories, and I am also certain that he would want to give those people the full confidence 1410 and support of Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI am well aware of the importance of the expatriates in Singapore. My position in this matter is known to my hon. Friend, and anyhow the case is now on appeal.