§ Captain P. MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any representations have been made to him on behalf of any British subjects undergoing penal sentences in Soviet Russia; what action he has taken in such cases; and what have been the results of such action?
Mr. A. HENDERSONAs recently as 18th December I received a letter from a gentleman resident in Persia stating that a, man, whom he believed to be a British subject, was imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Inquiries are being made to ascertain whether the man in question is a British subject and thus entitled to the assistance of His Majesty's Government. Apart from this, no cases of British subjects undergoing penal sentences in Soviet Russia have been brought to my notice.