§ Sir R. Glynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements are made to assist those British subjects who are making, and have made their own arrangements to emigrate to the Union of South Africa and other British territories in Africa by motor lorry during their passage through foreign countries; how many of such emigrants have 160W obtained visas; and what are the number awaiting arrangements being made.
§ Mr. MayhewThe Foreign Office are not concerned with the emigration of British subjects to British territories overseas and the emigrants in question only receive from consular officers the same assistance as is given to all British subjects in foreign countries. Emigrants to South Africa travelling by the desert route have fallen into serious difficulties on a number of occasions, and the Foreign Office have issued warnings of the hazards involved in the use of that route. These emigrants do not require visas in order to enter British territory and it is, therefore, not possible to give any statistics in answer to the last two parts of the question.