§ Sir A. Knoxasked the Home Secretary for what reason the list of aliens naturalised in the year 1939–40 has not yet been published; whether he can state the number of Germans, Austrians, Poles and Russians, respectively, who were granted naturalisation in this year; and how these numbers compare with those for 1938–39?
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§ Sir J. AndersonThe issue of the return for the calendar year 1939, as of other official papers, has inevitably been subject to delay. Following are the particulars asked for in the second part of the Question.
The figures for the years 1938 and 1939 (excluding readmissions to British nationality) are as follow:
1938.—Germans 293, Austrians 53, Poles 63, Russians 229.
1939.—Germans 390, Austrians 129, Poles 102, Russians 250.
The figures for 1940 up to 16th September are Germans 200, Austrians 34, Poles 54, Russians 78.