§ Sir HERBERT NIELDasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the case of an unregistered German, named Schuyler, passing under the name of James Armstrong, with aliases Burgess and Sinclair, who was charged at the Marlborough Street Police Court with fraud, and who stands remanded on a bail of £500; how this man has been allowed to remain unregistered and un-interned in spite of the attention of the police having been called to him; and will he take action, apart from the charge now pending, to intern the man until such time as he can be repatriated?
§ Mr. SHORTTThere is no foundation for the suggestion that there was any failure to deal with the man in question after attention was drawn to him. The proper proceedings were taken immediately, and the man has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and recommended for expulsion. He will, I have no doubt, be deported at the end of his term of imprisonment. It is to be regretted that persons who were in a position to inform the police about the man neglected to do so.