§ Captain Pluggeasked the Secretary of State for Air whether a decision has been taken on the extent to which any liability is to be accepted by his Department in respect of accidental and incidental damage to property alleged to be due to low flying; and whether a reply can now be given to the claim of occupiers of marshes at Cliffe and Cooling, Kent, submitted on the 1st June, 1939.
Captain BalfourThe answer to the first part of the Question is that no decision of general application has been taken and cases are being considered individually. It is hoped that a decision on the claim referred to by my hon. and gallant Friend will be communicated to the persons concerned at an early date.