§ Sir R. Glynasked the Home Secretary how many of the 82,000 foreign Jewish refugees who were granted landing permits in the 12 months prior to the outbreak of war are still in this country in internment camps, or on restricted liberty, or completely free; how many have been transported overseas as interned persons; and how many have been permitted freely to enter British Dominions or Colonies or the United States of America, each separately?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonI understand the number of foreign refugees, of whom by no means all were Jewish, who were given asylum in this country during the 12 months prior to the outbreak of war was, excluding children under 16, more like 46,000 than 82,000 as suggested by my hon. Friend. Of these 46,000 about 11,000 are interned in this country, and 6,600 overseas. Those who are not interned are, except in a few very special cases, all subject to various restrictions as to their movement and are under an obligation to register with the police. I regret that in the time available I have not been able to collect statistics as to persons who have emigrated overseas.