§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Home Secretary the number of passports he has vised for Russian subjects desiring to enter this country within the last six months, and how many he has refused: and how these two totals compare with the similar totals for the previous six months?
§ Mr. SHORTDuring the six months ended 14th April, 1930, visas have been authorised to enable 222 Soviet citizens to proceed to the United Kingdom, and 23 applications for visas have been refused. For the previous six months, 128 visas were authorised and five refused.