§ Sir Smedley Crookeasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the urgent need of increased shipping, he will consider the advisability of giving notice to the German Government that, after a given date, when their ships are intercepted by British, no attempt will be made to save the lives of those aboard German ships if those lives are jeopardised by the scuttling of ships?
Mr. AlexanderI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison) on 24th January, 1940, to which I can add nothing further.