§ 114. Mr. Sorensenasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the regulations for combating venereal diseases, now in operation in Berlin, were agreed to by each of the military authorities in Berlin; whether similar regulations exist for all or any part of the British zone of Germany; approximately how many women under these regulations have been compulsorily apprehended; whether there is discrimination in the application of these regulations between German and other women; and if, in view of the disquiet in respect of these drastic powers, he will reconsider them.
§ Mr. J. HyndThe Berlin Magistrat Ordinance of 28th September, 1945, was approved by each of the military authorities. As I explained in answer to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for South Croydon (Mr. Rees-Williams) on 13th February, the practice in the British zone varies from district to district. The regulations, however, both in Berlin and in the zone are in line with German law passed in 1927. The average number of women examined in Berlin during 1946 was about 460 a month. Figures for the zone are not readily available. The regulations are not applied against women of 165W Allied nationality. I am not aware of any disquiet caused by these German regulations except in so far as it has been suggested on the German side that they are not strict enough.