HC Deb 15 August 1940 vol 364 c988W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the Home Secretary whether he will inquire into the circumstances in which a British coloured seaman, Mr. Harry O'Connell, of 32, Maria Street, Cardiff, was taken off his ship at Grangemouth, held for inquiries under the Emergency Regulations for five days without any charge being made against him and eventually released; whether he is aware that, as a consequence, Mr. O'Connell lost approximately one month's wages, and was compelled to pay his own travelling expenses from Grangemouth to Cardiff; and will he ensure that Mr. O'Connell is recompensed in full for the loss of wages and the travelling expenses incurred?

Sir J. Anderson

I will make inquiries and will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as possible.