§ 6. Mr. Ivor Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Air whether the renewed air-raids on London have disclosed any new tactics or new forms of attack on the part of the enemy.
§ Captain BalfourThe tactical methods employed by the German Air Force in the present series of attacks on London display certain features which have been developed since the winter of 1940–41. This was to be expected, and none has come as a surprise.
§ 8. Commander Locker-Lampsonasked the Secretary of State for Air whether accurate statistics are being kept of the number of enemy aircraft brought down by our planes and by our ground defences, respectively; and whether such statistics show which weapon is the most effective and which requires to be strengthened.
§ Captain BalfourA careful record is kept of the results achieved by the various forms of defence against enemy air attack, and while it would not be in the public interest to give details I can assure my hon. and gallant Friend that full use is made of this information in planning our defence arrangements.