§ 18. Sir Leonard Lyleasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will consider adopting the procedure of catapulting fighter aeroplanes from a few specially selected points in the South-East, South and South-Western areas to do something to check the growing number of tip-and-run daylight raids by enemy aircraft?
§ Sir A. SinclairI can assure the hon. Member that new methods of countering enemy air attacks of all kinds are being constantly studied. It would not be in the public interest to say more.
§ Sir L. LyleWhile I appreciate that there are many other calls on Fighter Command, does not my right hon. Friend think that much more energetic measures should be taken to deal with these daily raids, which are causing, in the aggregate, many casualties and a certain amount of distress?
§ Sir A. SinclairNo, Sir. I cannot help wondering whether my hon. Friend knows how energetic the measures are that we are taking at the present time.
§ Sir H. WilliamsWhy do they always blow the siren rafter I have heard the bombs drop when I am on the South coast?