§ Mr. Manderasked the Home Secretary whether he will state the number of Stateless persons in this country at the present time and the former nationalities of these persons?
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§ Mr. LloydThe information asked for is not available. A large proportion of the alien population has been resident in this country for a number of years and many aliens have now no passports or other evidence of nationality. Some have become Stateless through revision of boundaries or emergence of new States, or have lost their rights of citizenship through prolonged absence or other cause. They are, as a general rule, registered under their nationality of origin and without putting them to the labour of proof which would frequently be inconclusive it would not be possible to determine their precise status.