Major Cazaletasked the Home Secretary whether he has yet come to any decision in regard to the restrictions placed upon wives of men who have recently joined the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps?
§ Mr. PeakeYes, Sir. My right hon. Friend has had under consideration the position of the aliens who are the wives and minor children of members of His Majesty's Forces and also of the Allied Forces, including the Free French Forces, and has decided to relieve these persons of certain of the restrictions to which they were subjected. He has recently made Orders, the effect of which is to exempt these persons from the curfew restrictions, the prohibition against the possession of bicycles and motor vehicles, the requirement to obtain a Ministry of Labour permit before taking employment, the restrictions on entry into any Aliens Protected Area in which their husbands or fathers are stationed, and the prohibition against the possession of wireless receiving sets. In order, however, that the authorities should have means of ascertaining quickly where an alien is residing or what aliens are residing in a particular area, my right hon. Friend has felt it necessary to impose a requirement that these persons shall report in person at a Police Station before they leave their registered place of residence for a night or more and should also report in person their temporary address at any destination to which they may proceed and their return to their registered address. The object of these reports is merely to keep the police informed of their movements.