§ Mr. TOUCHEasked the Under-Secretary for War if he has knowledge of any regulation or practice in Germany corresponding, however remotely, to the rule whereby German prisoners in the United Kingdom are allowed to write two letters a week to relatives and friends in Germany on purely private affairs; and can he say whether, owing to the difference between British and German practice, the absence of communications from British prisoners in Germany affords ground for anxiety as to their welfare?
§ Mr. TENNANTI am not at present officially informed of the rules governing the correspondence of prisoners of war in Germany, which appears to vary in the different camps at the discretion of the Commandants, but I hope that the measures now being taken with the assistance of the American Embassy in Berlin will effect any necessary improvement in this matter.
§ Sir FREDERICK CAWLEYasked whether a large mansion in the valley of the Trent is being, or has been, fitted up for the detention of German officers captured in the War; and, if so, what amount of money has been spent on it?
Mr. BAKERDonnington Hall, Leicestershire, has been acquired and fitted up for the confinement of German officer prisoners of war. The amount expended42W on this service is approximately £13,000, including some £4,000 for furniture.