HC Deb 26 January 1943 vol 386 c345
19. Sir A. Southby

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Economic Warfare, whether he has any information as to the extent to which Germany is obtaining diesel engines from Danish sources?

Mr. Foot

Diesel engines have continued to be manufactured in Denmark since the German occupation in May, 1940, but I am unable to give a precise estimate of the number of engines which have been delivered to Germany.

Sir A. Southby

Will the Parliamentary Secretary bear in mind, in view of the vital importance of doing something to stop the U-boat campaign, the fact that these engines are going to U-boats, and will he consult with the Minister of Defence so as to discover whether it would not be possible to bomb the factories in Copenhagen which are turning out these engines for Germany?

Mr. Foot

These matters have been and are being very carefully considered.

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