HC Deb 12 December 1939 vol 355 c1058W
Mr. Foot

asked the Home Secretary how many women have been interned under the Defence Regulations; where they have been imprisoned; and how many of those interned have been released?

Sir J. Anderson

Four women have been detained under Regulation 18B of the Defence Regulations. They have been detained in Holloway Prison in a wing specially set apart for them. One of the four has been released subject to a restriction order requiring her to notify the police of her movements.