§ Mr. Shinwellasked the Home Secretary whether he can state the reason for the detention of Ernest Hapgood-Stratton in Winchester Prison; whether he is aware that this man is under sentence for deportation which, if carried out, would leave his wife in a precarious position; and whether he will give the matter his immediate attention?
§ Sir J. AndersonThis man is detained in Winchester Prison awaiting deportation. He has recently completed a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment for obtaining credit by fraud. He was also sentenced in respect of an offence against the Aliens Order and was recommended for deportation. I can find no ground for setting aside the Court's recommendation, and the deportation order which has been made will be enforced as soon as a passage to the United States of America can be secured, which it is hoped will be before the end of the present month.