§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department who 348W were the two Home Office officials who took Mr. Ivan Mikheyer to room No. 4 in Mrs. Ethel Murton's house in Earls Court; why the Home office paid a month's rent in advance and gave Mr. Ivan Mikheyer clothes and assisted in finding him employment; under what statutory authority this was done; and under what Vote these moneys were paid.
§ Mr. CallaghanWhen it was decided to grant Mr. Mikheyer's request to stay in the United Kingdom arrangements were made to help and accommodate him for a short period. No statutory authority is required for this. The expenses were met from a Home Office allocation of funds for this purpose.