§ 20. Mr. LAMBERTasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will prohibit the use of facilities belonging to the Air Ministry for the purposes of Sunday flying at Okehampton, in Devonshire?
§ Sir P. SASSOONMy Noble Friend has received assurances that, at the flying demonstration to he held at Okehampton next Sunday, to which my right hon. Friend presumably refers, the organisers will take every care to avoid flying during the hours of Divine Worship. While I am not prepared to go so far as he suggests, I may say that permission is only rarely granted for the use of Royal Air Force aerodromes for civil flying on a Sunday, and that the desirability of avoiding interference with public worship is emphasised on each occasion.
§ Mr. LAMBERTDuring what hours will flying be allowed from the aerodrome belonging to the Air Ministry on Sunday next?
§ Sir P. SASSOONNext Sunday every precaution will be taken to see that no flying of any sort takes place during any of the hours of worship in the locality.
§ Lieut.-Commander AGNEWWould my right hon. Friend say whether the public interest demands the use of Air Ministry property on Sunday?
§ Sir P. SASSOONIt is a question of the locality interest rather than of the public interest—a question whether the locality wants it or not.