§ 83. Mr. HARDIEasked the Secretary of State for Air the amount expended on the airship programme since its inception up to the latest convenient date, and the proportion of this amount expended upon experiments and research?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe total expenditure on the present airship programme since its inception in June, 1924, to March, 1927, is approximately £980,000: the proportion expended on experiments and research is 27 per cent.