§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the number of persons still detained under Regulation III of 1818; whether the Government have sought assurances from these persons as to their future conduct; and 1514W whether, in the event of no such assurances being forthcoming, it is proposed to keep these persons under arrest indefinitely without trial?
§ Earl WINTERTONI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle) on 3rd December last, of which I will send him a copy. The number of persons detained is still six. The case of the three Sikhs is now under the consideration of the Government of India.