§ Mr. Grenfellasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether His Majesty's Government is taking steps to consult the Dominion Governments with regard to the reception and absorption of refugees with a view to submission at the Evian Conference of a concerted plan for the Empire as a whole?
Lord StanleyAs explained by the Prime Minister on the 23rd May, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for the English Universities (Miss Rathbone), the admission of refugees from any particular country and their subsequent employment are matters for each of His Majesty's Governments to decide in the light of the conditions obtaining in their respective countries at the time. I do not feel, therefore, that the hon. Member's suggestion is a practicable one. The Dominion Governments have, however, been invited to be represented at the Evian Conference, and the United Kingdom delegation to that Conference will keep in close touch with the Dominion delegations there.