§ 9. Mr. CHORLTONasked the Under Secretary of State for Air, whether, in view of the relatively small number of firms engaged in the aircraft industry, he will state what action is taken by the Ministry to keep them all reasonably supplied with work in order to maintain their efficiency and to provide rapid production and expansion in case of emergency?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)I do not think I can usefully add to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend during the Debate on the Report stage of the Air Estimates, and to my reply to a question by my hon. and gallant Friend the 298 Member for Hertford (Sir M. Sueter) on 14th March last.
§ Mr. CHORLTONMay I ask my right hon. Friend categorically: Are all the firms concerned fully supplied with orders, so that they may be kept going in the most efficient way?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe Air Ministry are fully seized of the importance of all the points raised.