HC Deb 14 April 1919 vol 114 cc2554-5W
Mr. LUNN

asked the Home Secretary how many persons are interned at the 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. SHORTT

There 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