HC Deb 15 October 1940 vol 365 cc614-5W
Mr. Mander

asked the Home Secretary to what extent refugees in internment camps are permitted to write to responsible persons in this country criticising the conditions in the camps; and whether unrestricted correspondence with Members of Parliament is allowed?

Mr. H. Morrison

If a person detained in an internment camp has grounds of complaint about his treatment, his proper course is to communicate with the Home Secretary who is anxious to remedy genuine grievances: but there is nothing to prevent such a person making criticisms of camp conditions in the letters which he is allowed to write. It is open to such persons to write to Members of Parliament but such letters are not exempt from the general rules as to the number and length of the letters which can be sent out.