Orders of the Day — Isle of Man Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1957.

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Photo of Mr Thomas Price Mr Thomas Price , Westhoughton 12:00, 27 November 1957

I am following what my right hon. Friend says, and I agree to a large extent, but in trying to make a balanced judgment on the contribution made by the Isle of Man towards the cost of the last war it ought to be borne in mind that the small population of the island made a very great sacrifice in the Navy and Mercantile Marine, suffering grievous casualties quite out of proportion to the size and resources of the population.