§ 18. Sir Francis Fremantleasked the Secretary of State for Air how many men and women have been invalided out of the Air Force or incapacitated on account of defective hearing?
§ The Secretary of State for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair)Since the outbreak of war, 141 officers and airmen have been invalided from the Royal Air Force on account of defective hearing. No women serving with the Royal Air Force have been invalided for this cause.
§ Sir F. FremantleAre arrangements being made to transfer these men to places where they can obtain useful training for employment, such as the National Institute for the Deaf?