§ Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Gibraltarian evacuees still remain in Northern Ireland; and what is the expected date of their return.
§ Mr. George HallOf the some 12,000 Gibraltarians evacuated to the United Kingdom in 1940, 3,600 still remain in Northern Ireland. 460 of these will return to Gibraltar as soon as a ship can be found to take them. It is hoped that a further 250 will have left before the end of the year. It will, however, be impossible to repatriate the remaining evacuees before the completion of a plan of permanent building in the Colony under which, if all goes well, accommodation will become progressively available from about this time next year.