§ 44. Mr. GILBERTasked the Secretary of State for Air whether any further progress has been made as regards using the River Thames, near Westminster, for an air station: whether it is proposed now to have such a station on the River Thames; and, if not, is it proposed to establish an air station at any other place near the centre of London so as to save the delay in reaching the present station at Croydon?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe reply to the first and second parts of the question is in the negative, but any machine can alight on the Thames at Westminster provided that prior sanction is obtained. With regard to the third part, the possibility of establishing an air station closer to the centre of London than Croydon is being at present explored by the Civil Aviation Advisory Board.