HC Deb 12 June 1931 vol 253 cc1345-6W
Mr. LOUIS SMITH

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the losses by British schoolchildren sent to convents in Spain on the occasion of the sacking of convent schools during the recent political unrest; and whether he

Numbers of persons on the registers of the Plymouth and Devonport Employment Exchanges.
Date. Men. Boys.* Women. Girls.* Total.
Plymouth.
4th May, 1931 … … 4,538 193 950 181 5,862
11th May, 1931 … … 4,488 192 926 174 5,780
18th May, 1931 … … 4,600 189 928 166 5,883
25th May, 1931 … … Whit-Monday—No figures available.
Devonport.
4th May, 1931 … … 2,486 — 474 — 2,960
11th May, 1931 … … 2,548 — 458 — 3,006
18th May, 1931 … … 2,461 — 458 — 2,919
25th May, 1931 … … Whit- Monday—No figures available.
* Juveniles resident at Devonport are included in the Plymouth figures.

will endeavour to secure compensation for British subjects who have lost their effects?

Mr. A. HENDERSON

Inquiries of His Majesty's Consular Officers at Madrid, Seville and Malaga, covering the areas affected, have revealed only the following cases:

In Madrid, two English girls are understood to have lost their belongings in the burning of the College of the Sacred Heart on 11th May. Temporary accommodation was found for these children, who have now returned to England. A claim for compensation has been received from the father of one of them and is being dealt with. His Majesty's Consul is in communication with the parents of the second. In Malaga, the Spanish relatives of two British children applied to His Majesty's Consul on 16th May for assistance in recovering trunks under military guard at a Jesuit College which was never actually attacked. They were recommended to the military authorities, and as far as is known have recovered their property.