HC Deb 07 March 1916 vol 80 c1390W
EARL of RONALDSHAY

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if enemy aliens are allowed to leave this country under any circumstances whatever except when repatriated or deported?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

The Secretary of State has power not only to deport alien enemies, but also to permit them to leave the United Kingdom whether for the purpose of repatriation or otherwise, and the latter power is used occasionally when the circumstances of the case justify it.