§ 44. Mr. HOGGEasked the Prime Minister when it is proposed to issue the list of British casualties to date?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIf the hon. Member or any other Member of this House cares to see these figures privately I shall be pleased to arrange for this to 291 be done. But I am advised by the military authorities that the periodical publication of these figures is undesirable for military purposes.
§ Mr. HOGGEMy right hon. Friend will see that I was not asking for numbers. I only wanted to know whether we had now abandoned the usual practice of issuing monthly lists?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir, we have, for military reasons.