asked the Home Secretary whether he is now prepared to make an order prohibiting aliens from living in or visiting the vicinity of aerodromes in Great Britain?

I fully recognise that the general precautionary measures taken with regard to all suspicious characters—in whatever part of the country they may be living and whatever may be their nationality—can properly be supplemented by certain special measures in districts which are declared under the Aliens Order to be "protected areas"; and in pursuance of this policy I have declared certain districts which are important naval centres to be "protected areas." It is, however, of the essence of this policy that the areas selected for such special measures shall be limited in number and extent. Any widespread use of these powers to include numerous places where there may be aerodromes, camps or munition factories, would tend to defeat the purpose of the provision, which is a localised intensification of precautions in specially selected places.