§ 76. Major Wallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he is proposing to take about the Egyptian nationalisation of British banking and insurance companies and the sequestration of the private property of British subjects in Egypt.
§ 79. Mr. H. Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British nationals and how many British colonial subjects have been expelled from Egypt; how many have been penalised in Egypt; what is the value of their funds or properties sequestrated; and what action Her Majesty's Government proposes to take to defend their interests or to compensate them.
§ 94. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he is now taking to secure for British nationals expelled from Egypt 9W restitution and compensation for losses suffered by them as a result of their expulsion.
§ 106. Mr. J. Howardasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken to secure payment of pensions to retired Egyptian Government officials of British nationality and/or their widows, in view of the fact that the Egyptian Government have now withheld payment.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyAs the House has been informed, the Prime Minister hopes to make a statement in the very near future. I cannot anticipate that statement.
§ 81. Mr. H. Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British subjects are now imprisoned by the Egyptian authorities on security or political grounds; what communication has been made with them by representatives of friendly Powers on behalf of Her Majesty's Government; what are their conditions of imprisonment, the nature of the charges against them, and date of trial; and what action is contemplated by Her Majesty's Government for their release or succour.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyIn addition to the four British subjects referred to in the Answer which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. and learned Member for West Ham, South on 23rd January, three others, all of Jewish race, are still under arrest in Egypt. These prisoners have been visited by the Swiss authorities, who report that the conditions in which they are detained have now improved. Her Majesty's Government have called upon the Egyptian Government to release British subjects against whom no specific charges have been brought as soon as possible.
In addition, two British colonial subjects are reported to have been detained for failing to comply with the terms of their expulsion order. The Swiss authorities are taking up their cases with the Egyptian Government.