§ Mr. GOULDINGasked the Secretary for the Home Department in how many cases in each of the five years, 1906–10, leave to land has been granted to aliens, who would otherwise have been rejected, under the provision contained in the Aliens Act, 1905, Section 1, Sub-section 3, by which leave to 517W laud is not to be withheld in the case of immigrants who show that, having resided in the United Kingdom for not less than six months and having embarked therefrom to some other country, they have been refused permission to land in that country and have returned direct therefrom to the United Kingdom?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe exemption cited has never been operative. The reason is that the "hips which bring the aliens in question from extra European ports back to the United Kingdom have ever since the Aliens Act came into force been exempt from inspection under Section 1 (4) on conditions secured by bonds against the landing of undesirable immigrants.