Sir F. HALLasked the Home Secretary the number of aliens who have been prosecuted under Section 3 of the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act, 1919, for causing, or attempting to cause, sedition or disaffection amongst His Majesty's forces or for promoting industrial unrest?
§ Mr. SHORTTI am not aware of any alien having been convicted under Section 3 of the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act, 1919, since the one to whom I referred in my answer to the hon. and gallant Member on the 31st ultimo. The number of prosecutions could only be ascertained by special inquiry of all the police forces in the United Kingdom, which does not seem to me to be justifiable.
Sir F. HALLasked the Home Secretary the number of exemptions which have been granted from the provisions of Section 7 of the Aliens Restriction 1839W (Amendment) Act, 1919, with regard to change of name by aliens; and in how many cases the fee of 10 guineas chargeable under the same Section for obtaining an exemption has been wholly or partly remitted?
§ Mr. SHORTTSince the Act came into force in December, 1919, 427 exemptions have been granted. In about 150 of these cases the exemption was in respect of a technical change of name, such as the addition of the words "and Company," "and Sons," etc., to the alien's own name, or the reversion to her maiden name by a British-born woman who was the widow or wife of an alien. During
Year. January. February. March. April. May. Total. 1918 … 11 18 7 9 5 50 1919 … 6 1 5 6 8 26 1920 … 11 10 12 4 6 43 1921 … 15 9 14 16 18 71