§ Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Home Secretary when he will issue the next periodical Return of Refugees, in continuation of those issued on 24th March and 26th June: whether he will in future cause such returns to be issued 1596W periodically, either quarterly or monthly; and whether, in future, departures as well as arrivals may be recorded?
§ Sir J. AndersonBetween the 20th May, 1939, the date up to which the last detailed return gave figures, and the 31st August, 1939, 20,600 German, Austrian and Czech refugees have entered this country. Of these, 9,300 were men, 8,900 women and 2,400 children. During the same period 924 refugees of these nationalities left the country. War conditions have made it desirable to reduce to a minimum the statistical work of my Department, but I am considering what is the best way of making future returns.