75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEIZURE OF ENIGMA DOCUMENTS FROM THE U-559

Early day motion 476, tabled 30 October 2017 by Julian Lewis (Conservative). Signed by 68 members.

That this House salutes the extraordinary courage of the three crew members of HMS Petard who, on 30 October 1942, boarded the sinking German submarine U-559 in circumstances of extreme peril; recognises that the Enigma material they retrieved proved vital in saving countless Allied ships and lives; deeply regrets that two of them were drowned when the submarine foundered and the third did not survive the war; and believes that the example and self-sacrifice of Lieutenant Anthony Fasson GC, Able Seaman Colin Grazier GC and Canteen Assistant Tommy Brown GM must never be forgotten.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Conservative 19, Scottish National Party 12, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 3, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.