§ Sir HILDRED CARLILEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any protests have been received, officially or unofficially, from any representatives of the Indian people against the appointment of Mr. C. G. Mallet; whether the advisory committee of Indian students is still in existence; whether any answer has been made to the representations of Lord Ampthill, its chairman, against the ignoring of the committee in regard to this appointment; what functions the committee is likely to fulfil in future; how many students, on a monthly average, does Mr. Mallet come into touch with; and what is the proportion of these as compared with the whole body of Indian students in this country?
§ Mr. H. BAKERThe answer to the first question is in the negative and to the second in the affirmative. The representations mentioned in the third question are under the consideration of the Secretary of State, as is also the subject of the functions of the advisory committee. With regard to the fifth and sixth questions, Mr. Mallet discharges the duties of guardian towards about 100 Indian students and gives advice daily to others. There is no statistical record of interviews. The number of Indian students in the United Kingdom is believed to be between 1,700 and 1,800.