§ 4. Mr. ALBION RICHARDSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any and, if so, what number of British passenger ships have been attacked by German submarines since the undertaking given by the German Government to President Wilson to abstain from such attacks?
§ 11. Mr. HOUSTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can give the last date on which a vessel of British or other nationality was sunk by enemy action?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAAs regards attacks on British merchant vessels, we have no reliable and precise information. The last date on which a British ship or ship of 2081 other nationality was sunk by enemy submarine action was in the Mediterranean on 2nd November.
§ Mr. HOUSTONIs my right hon. Friend not aware that a British merchant steamer, the name of which I have just given to him, was torpedoed in the English Channel and reached port only two days ago?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI have no report of that, but I will take it from the hon. Member and make inquiries.
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI cannot say.
§ Mr. KILBRIDECan the right hon. Gentleman say what was the last case of an Irish mail boat being attacked?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe last Irish mail boat sunk, as we know to our regret, was the "Leinster."
§ Mr. KILBRIDEI said attacked, not sunk.
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI do not know.