§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the purchase by Mr. J. W. Lintner, of the firm of Lintner and Company, Limited, of 54, New Broad Street, of the property known as the Grange, at Woldingham, in Surrey, consisting of a house and 5 acres of land; whether Mr. Lintner is an alien or a naturalised British subject, and what was the country of his birth; and why the adequate protection against this danger to which he has referred was not operative in this case?
§ Sir G. CAVEMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. I am informed that the property in question has been purchased as stated. Mr. Lintner, who was born in Holland of Dutch parents, is a naturalised British subject. As a British subject he was interned in Germany until January last, and was then released on the ground of health. As regards the last part of the question, I presume the hon. Baronet refers to the 179W reply given by my right hon. Friend to the hon. and gallant Member for the Enfield Division on the 24th June, but I am not aware that any danger attaches to this purchase.