HC Deb 21 May 1930 vol 239 cc394-5
53. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he can yet announce any policy with regard to the future of the construction of airships?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Mr. Montague)

No, Sir; no decision has been or will be taken in regard to future airship construction policy pending further progress with the programme of experimental flights to be carried out by the R 100 and R 101.

Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

May we take that reply as a denial of the report which appeared in the "Daily Herald" that a great airship was to be built?

Mr. MONTAGUE

I cannot see that I am called upon either to confirm or to deny newspaper reports. Probably the basis of that report was that the Airship Guarantee Company, Limited, has been given a designing contract by the Air Ministry in order to keep their technical staff in being, in the event of new construction being approved.

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