asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Allied Commission on War Crimes is now fully constituted; whether a British representative has been appointed; and what steps this Commission is taking to declare specifically the crimes committed and the names of the persons who have committed them?

As I stated in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for East Wolverhampton (Mr. Mander) on 30th June, detailed discussions with a view to the early establishment of the Commission are proceeding. Sir Cecil Hurst has agreed to serve as the British representative on the Commission.

Is there not sufficient evidence against some of the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes now, and if steps are not taken before the end of the war to declare them as criminals may not there be difficulty in securing their extradition from neutral countries?

The question of extradition is a different one from the one I am dealing with now.