asked the Prime Minister how many awards of the medal of the Order of the British Empire, for gallantry, have been made to British subjects resident in the United Kingdom, in civil employment, including awards to officers and men of the mercantile marine and those engaged in fisheries since 1st September?

Four awards of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, for Gallantry, have been made since the outbreak of war to British subjects resident in the United Kingdom. One of these awards was made in the Merchant Navy.