§ Mr. LUNNasked the Home Secretary how many persons are interned at the 2555W present moment under Regulation 14B of the Defence of the Realm Act; and whether he will state their names, nationalities, and the dates of their respective arrests?
§ Mr. SHORTTThere are at present sixty-six persons interned under Orders made at various dates from the 14th July, 1915, to the 2nd August, 1918, under Defence of the Realm Regulation 14B.
I do not think it desirable to give the names, but the following table shows the sex and nationality of the interned persons:
Nationality. Males. Females. British … … 37 … 4 German … … 2 … 1 Belgian … … 9 … 1 Dutch … … 3 … — American … … 4 … — Spanish … … 1 … — Danish … … 1 … — Swiss … … — … 1 Turk … … — … 1 Serbian … … — … 1 Totals … … 57 … 9