§ 8. Mr. Shinwellasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can make any statement on the performance of our tanks during the raid on Dieppe?
§ Sir J. GriggIt would not be in the public interest for me to add anything to the information given by the Prime Minister in the House on 30th September.
§ Mr. ShinwellIs it not a fact that some serious defects were discovered in the Churchill tanks and that their use was responsible for a coniderable loss of life? Is it not desirable, if the facts are as I have stated, that those who are responsible should be dealt with?
§ Sir J. GriggI am afraid I cannot add to the answer which I have just given.
§ Mr. ShinwellAre we to understand that the performance of these tanks at Dieppe was in every respect satisfactory?
§ Sir J. GriggThe hon. Member is to understand what the Prime Minister told him in the answer he gave recently.
§ Mr. StokesYou cannot get away with that.
§ Mr. ShinwellIt has been admitted.