HC Deb 16 March 1955 vol 538 c123W
Mr. Awbery

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what recent steps have been taken to bring about a termination of the Emergency Regulations in Malaya.

Mr. Hopkinson

No fresh steps have been taken, though of course the surrender offer still remains open. The Regulations have been greatly relaxed in the "White" areas, which now exist in every State and Settlement and contain more than a third of the total population. These areas are extended as fast as circumstances permit.