HC Deb 18 November 1941 vol 376 c189W
Mr. G. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for India if he is now prepared to reconsider the question of the release of some, if not all, the political prisoners in India as a first step towards bringing about a more satisfactory state of affairs throughout India?

Mr. Amery

The number of persons in prison or detained for offences committed in connection with the Civil Disobedience campaign is rapidly diminishing and the possibility of accelerating releases is under consideration.