§ 41. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for Air how many fully qualified pilots and observers, respectively, are in the service of the Royal Air Force and stationed in Great Britain at the present time?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe numbers of qualified pilots and observers of the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force stationed in Great Britain as at 30th June last were 1,457 and 32, respectively.
§ Captain BRASSIs it not a fact that a large number of these pilots are also observers?
§ Sir S. HOAREYes, Sir, that certainly would be so. The general policy of the Air Ministry is to reduce so far as possible the number of observers.