§ Captain Medlicottasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in the future weekly statements of merchant shipping losses issued by him, he will continue the method adopted in the statement which he made public on 1st January, and indicate not only the weekly total of losses, but also the weekly total of sea traffic which continues to ply?
§ Mr. ChurchillI am in full accord with the point made by my hon. and gallant Friend, and he can rest assured that no opportunity will be lost by the Admiralty of placing our shipping losses in their correct perspective, and in proportion to the growing volume of ships and tonnage reaching or leaving these shores. The method and style of arrangement may be varied from time to time in order not to give unnecessary information to the enemy.