§ Commander King-Hallasked the Secretary of State for War whether any steps are being taken to impress upon Italian prisoners of war the merits of the democratic way of life and the evils of the Fascist regime; and, it so, what is the nature of such steps?
§ Mr. SandysI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the answers given to my hon. Friend the Member for East Wolver- 1933W hampton (Mr. Mander) on 21st October and to my hon. Friend the Member for Bilston (Mr. Hannah) on 25th February.
§ Mr. Wedgwoodasked the Secretary of State for War whether the figures he gave of 53,000 British Empire prisoners in the hands of Germans and Italians includes the Palestinian prisoners; and will he give the relative figures of Palestinian prisoners, distinguishing Jews and Arabs?
§ Captain MargessonThe total number of 66,000 British prisoners of war in enemy hands given in my answer to the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison) on 21st October includes 1,182 Palestinian prisoners. My information does not enable me to distinguish the numbers of Jews and Arabs in this figure.