HC Deb 11 May 1915 vol 71 cc1491-2W
Sir W. BULL

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether several British lady censors have recently been discharged from the office of the censor of mails; if so, what was the reason for such discharges; and how many British censors are now employed, how many aliens, and the nationalities of the aliens so employed?

Mr. TENNANT

Several lady censors, British and foreign, have recently been discharged as being either incompetent or unsuitable for the work of censorship. The following are the details asked for in the last part of the question:—

British … … … 480
Allies:
Belgian … … 53
Russian … … 7
French … … 4
— 64
Total, British and Allies 544
Neutrals:
Danish … 12
Dutch … 8
Norwegian … 6
Portuguese … 3
Swedish … 3
Swiss … 2
Italian … 1
Spanish … 1
Moroccan … 1
Total, Neutrals … — 37
Grand total … … 581