§ 88. Sir ARTHUR FELLasked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry how many of the existing Air stations have been closed down since the Armistice; and how many stations it is proposed to maintain permanently after the peace is signed?
§ Mr. PRATTIt is estimated that forty stations will be required permanently for Royal Air Force purposes. When the Armistice was concluded the policy 881 adopted was to abandon landing grounds and stop work on stations under construction wherever possible. Work has been stopped on 128 stations. In arriving at this figure account has been taken of requirements for temporary storage and for civil aviation as well as of permanent Royal Air Force requirements.