§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Home Secretary whether, having regard to the severe condemnation uttered by High Court judges upon the manner in which police evidence was submitted in a recent Hereford case, and since this procedure is not at all singular, he will consider issuing a general instruction to the police of the country?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe inquiry which I announced last week will include the manner in which the case was conducted by the police, and I shall be in a better position to consider the point raised by my hon. Friend's Question when the inquiry has been completed.
Month Nationality. Totals. Allied. Non-Allied. Stateless. January … … … … 1,701 418 38 2,157 February … … … … 1,552 231 26 1,809 March … … … … 2,720 309 59 3,088 April … … … … 1,928 380 30 2,338 May … … … … 1,858 553 25 2,436 June … … … … 2,661 449 19 3,129 July … … … … 2,181 364 21 2,566 August … … … … 2,453 243 22 2,718 September … … … … 2,818 386 20 3,224 Totals … … … … 19,872 3,333 260 23,465 The total of 23,465 includes 1,128 residents returning, 1,017 persons of diplomatic status, 767 business visitors, 231 other visitors, 409 persons in transit to other destinations and 5,145 seamen. The remainder comprised 13,657 men, of whom a large number came to join one of the Allied Forces, 853 women and 158 children. The statistics at present available do not distinguish those who were in possession of British visas nor those directly or indirectly escaping from Nazi persecution. The non-Allied total of 3,333 includes 1,757 aliens landing in the United Kingdom on release from internment in the Isle of Man.