§ 13. Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Air how many times Malta has been raided; how many people have been killed since the declaration of war, the amount of property that has been damaged and the number of aeroplanes that have been brought down?
§ Sir A. SinclairUp to 19th October there have been 1,660 bombing attacks on Malta, and 1,069 enemy aircraft have been destroyed. I understand that, up to 20th September, 1,386 civilians had been killed and 6,704 buildings destroyed or damaged.
§ Commander Sir Archibald SouthbyMay I ask my right hon. Friend whether in view of what he has said he does not think it necessary in the interests of the people of Malta, to hit Italy from the air?
§ Sir A. SinclairWe have been hitting Italy from the air, and we shall go on hitting Italy.