asked the Home Secretary the total number of registered Europeans and Stateless aliens, excluding Russians, Spanish and Portuguese, in this country in each of the years 1931 to 1942, stating whether the totals given include children and refugees; if not, how many of the latter there are; and how many of the totals given may be regarded as refugees from Nazi oppression?

The total number of European (excluding Russians, Spanish and Portuguese) and Stateless aliens over the age of 16 registered with the police in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1931 to 1942 are as follow:

1931	…	…	…	…	132,532
1932	…	…	…	…	122,795
1933	…	…	…	…	95,974
1934	…	…	…	…	93,668
1935	…	…	…	…	92,640
1936	…	…	…	…	111,152
1937	…	…	…	…	119,100
1938	…	…	…	…	126,018
1939	…	…	…	…	169,618
1940	…	…	…	…	163,387
1941	…	…	…	…	189,554
1942	…	…	…	…	204,642

As regards the total number of persons now in this country who can be regarded as refugees from Nazi oppression, detailed information is not available, but I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 7th April in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for East Willesden (Mr. Hammersley). This statement gives the number of German, Austrian and Czech refugees who were here at the commencement of the war, and of other refugees who were admitted to this country in the years 1940, 1941 and 1942.