§ 30. Mr. ROSEasked the Secretary of State for Air if he will furnish a list of names of firms with whom contracts exceeding £2,000 in value are already made for the supply of works or materials in connection with the Cardington-Howden airship scheme?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe list for which the hon. Member asks is of some length, and I propose, therefore, with his permission, to circulate the reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the list:
§ The Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd.
§ Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.
§ Zwicky, Ltd.
§ Roads Department, Ministry of Transport.
§ R. & J. Dempster.
§ Braithwaite and Co., Ltd.
§ S. Cutler and Sons, Ltd.
§ The Armstrong Construction Co., Ltd.
§ The British Mannesmann Tube Co.
§ W. Laughton.
§ Harahinji Hakinji (local contract in India).
§ T. McLeod and Partners.
§ C. G. Spencer and Sons, Ltd.
§ Stainless Iron and Alloys Co.
§ Perseverance Mill Co., Ltd.
§ E. Heyworth and Sons.
§ J. Booth and Co. (1915), Ltd.
§ Wm. Beardmore and Co., Ltd.
§ Peter Brotherhood, Ltd.
§ Boulton and Paul, Ltd.
§ Puckeridge and Nephew, Ltd.
§ Metal Propellers, Ltd.,
§ The above list has reference tho contracts in connection with R.101 and to works carried out under contract with the Air Ministry; the construction of R.100 and works at Howden are covered by a 1164 single contract with the Airship Guarantee Company, and it would be contrary to established Government practice to give particulars of the sub-contracts made by that company.