§ 46. Mr. LYNCHasked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to rendering the Service universally attractive, he will Advise that the style and titles Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service be changed by the substitution of the word National for Royal?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe answer is in the negative.
§ 47. Mr. LYNCHasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the peril to which London is exposed on account of the development of aircraft offensive by the Germans, he can give the House the assurance that, within the control of the authorities concerned in the defence of London, there is constituted what might be called a thinking department whose duty it is intelligently to foresee the effects of German activities and to advise appropriate and adequate preparations to defeat them and to avoid the disadvantages of being taken by surprise and being compelled to substitute plausible explanations for vigorous and effective fighting action
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe answer is in the affirmative.
§ Mr. LYNCHIf a thinking department exists why does it never commence to think until after the event?