§ Flight-Lieutenant Ethertonasked the Secretary of State for Air what is the percentage of officers, other than in the 1402W general duties branch, whose rank was, war substantive, temporary, and acting, respectively, in the appointments which they were filling at the last convenient date in the war establishment for flying officers, flight-lieutenants and squadron-leaders?
§ Sir A. SinclairThe production of figures in the complete detail asked for by my hon. and gallant Friend would involve unproductive effort which could hardly be justified at the present time. The broad fact that the promotion of non-flying personnel has been more rapid than that of flying personnel is, however, well known throughout the Service.