HC Deb 01 July 1920 vol 131 c682W
Mr. PENNEFATHER

asked the Home Secretary if any persons deported from Ireland by order of the so-called republican or Sinn Fein courts or tribunals have arrived in this country; if so, how many; what action the police in this country take in regard to such persons; and whether their evidence is taken in regard to the circumstances and so-called trials which led to their deportation?

Mr. SHORTT

So far as I can ascertain, no such persons have arrived in this country. The two latter parts of the question, therefore, do not arise.

Mr. PENNEFATHER

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the alleged offences for which persons have been ordered to be deported from Ireland by so-called Republican or Sinn Fein courts or tribunals; and how many of such persons have been deported from Ireland to this country?

Sir H. GREENWOOD

I am not in a position to give the information asked for in the question, but inquiries are being made.