§ 33. Sir B. PETO (for Colonel GRETTON)asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the total expenditure that has been incurred over the last three years upon airship bases other than Pulham and Cardington?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe answer is approximately £220,000.
§ 34. Sir B. PETO (for Colonel GRETTON)asked the Secretary of State for Air the total expenditure upon wages, salaries, material and contracts that have been incurred on Cardington and Pulham over the last three years for airship purposes, including the sums spent upon providing a mooring mast and enlarging the shed at Cardington?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe answer is approximately £535,000.
§ Sir B. PETOIn the probable event of these airships not proving of any practical use, will this expenditure have any value to the nation?
§ Sir S. HOAREI am afraid I do not agree with the assumption in my hon. Friend's Supplementary Question.