§ Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Home Secretary whether he is yet in a position to issue a. further return of refugees, bringing up to date, the return issued on 24th March, and whether the return will include all those who can properly be termed refugees?
§ Sir S. Hoare- The number of German, Austrian and Czech refugees who entered this country between 28th February and 20th May was 7,177 men, 6,482 women, and 2,197 children under 18 years of age. During the same period the number of refugees of these nationalities who left the country was 517 men and 304 women.
The number of German, Austrian and Czech refugees in the United Kingdom on 20th May was 15,548 men, 12,760 women, and 6,601 children under 18. These figures cover all persons who so far as is known to the Home Office and the voluntary associations can properly be classified as refugees from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia.