§ Lieutenant-Colonel RAYMOND GREENEasked the Home Secretary whether he can state the number of aliens now in this country, the number of aliens who are or have been interned at any time during the War, and number of aliens who have been naturalised during the past ten years?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe number of alien enemies at present in this country is about 26,000, of whom about 5,000 are interned. The number of the interned was at one time 32,000. During the last ten years 2,900 persons who were subjects of the countries now at war with this country have been naturalised.