§ 34. Sir J. POWERasked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the Report of the Imperial Economic Committee, which shows that the self-governing Dominions purchase British goods per capitato the extent of £6 17s. 3d. as against Europe 12s. 1d., South America 18s., and the United States of America 9s. 6d., he is prepared to arrange for the use of Dominion supplies in the Air Force in preference to foreign supplies?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Samuel Hoare)It is the general policy of the Air Ministry to rely upon British sources of supply wherever possible, and preference is given to Dominion as opposed to foreign goods in the placing of contracts.