§ Lieut.-Colonel Price-Whiteasked the Prime Minister whether he will subdivide the totals of those killed and wounded by enemy action, while on war service, for England, Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively.
§ The Prime MinisterAs the hon. and gallant Member asks for these figures, I will give the best estimates that can be made; but I hope that hon. Members will not seek to found on these estimates, which are based on analyses of samples, any comparison between the war effort of the various parts of the United Kingdom. The estimated number of men in different parts of the United Kingdom in the Ser-2340W vices and Merchant Navy killed and wounded by enemy action while on war service is as follows:
Killed Wounded England 205,000 221,000 Scotland 29,000 32,000 Wales 12,000 12,000 Northern Ireland 3,000 4,000