§ Mr. Nairnasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are being made to assist British subjects returning to this country from Iraq.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI have arranged for these people to be met on arrival and given any immediate help they may need. The Women's Voluntary Services and the British Red Cross Society have readily agreed to co-operate and I much appreciate what they are doing. Most of the
182Was high in the age group 14 and under 17 years.
The following table gives an analysis by age groups of the number of persons found guilty of indictable offences 1956 and 1957:
British subjects who have arrived from Iraq so far have been in no need of financial assistance, but any expenditure will be met out of the Civil Contingencies Fund and a supplementary estimate will be introduced in due course.