§ 46. Mr. Scollanasked the Prime Minister what are the statistics of war casualties for Scotland of Service and civil personnel.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonI have been asked to reply. As the reply contains a number of 22 figures, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister proposes, with permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Caernarvon Boroughs (Mr. Price-White) on 25th October, 1945, when I stated that the estimated number of men from Scotland in the Services and Merchant Navy killed while on war service was 29,000 and the number of wounded was 32,000. I would remind my hon. Friend that these estimates were based on analyses of samples; and, on the assumption that the proportion of Scottish to total casualties is still the same as the proportion revealed by the sample, it is estimated that the number of men from Scotland in the Services and Merchant Navy killed up to 28th February, 1946, is 31,000, and the number wounded remains unchanged at 32,000. The number of casualties to civilians in Scotland is 2,295 killed and 2,173 injured and detained in hospital.