§ Mr. Shinwellasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that Mrs. Lilian Laumen, the British-born wife of Johann Laumen, a German whom she married in 1937, is interned at Port Erin as a Class 2 alien; that her father has been employed on the London and North Eastern Railway for 41 years, and her two brothers are serving in the Forces; that she is interned with a number of German women with whom she is unable to speak; and, in view of the character and associations of this woman, whether he will take immediate action to liberate her?
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§ Sir J. AndersonThis woman's husband was interned on security grounds and his wife was placed by the tribunal in category B and was accordingly interned in pursuance of general directions. I have now considered her case and I have decided to authorise her release.
§ Captain W. T. Shawasked the Home Secretary what facilities he has given for the publication of particulars of the life and amenities provided for people detained in Brixton Prison under Defence Regulation 18 (B)?
§ Mr. PeakeNo facilities have been given for this purpose and the articles which have been published are in almost every particular inaccurate.
§ Mr. Martinasked the Home Secretary whether he can yet say if the reasons for the arrest of Mrs. Skatulla, of 61, Trinity Street, S.E.1, were such as to justify her removal to prison at half-an-hour's notice when still not fully recovered from the effects of childbirth and nursing a young baby?
§ Mr. PeakeMrs. Skatulla has been detained on security grounds. I am informed that she was not arrested at half-an-hour's notice but that time was given to her to make arrangements for the care of her two older children. Further inquiries will be made and I will communicate with my hon. Friend.