§ 23 and 24. Captain HAROLD BALFOURasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air (1) whether it is proposed to acquire for Royal Air Force experimental purposes any samples of the latest United States types of army aircraft; and, if so, will he give details;
(2) whether it is proposed to acquire for civil aviation development purposes any samples of the latest United States types of commercial high-speed aircraft; and, if so, will he give details?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)The purchase for experimental purposes of one of the latest types of United States high-speed aircraft is under consideration. No definite decision has yet been reached and I am not, therefore, in a position to give any details.
§ Captain CUNNINGHAM-REIDWould it not be best first to encourage our own aircraft builders before buying machines from the United States?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThere is no harm in seeing what we can learn from other countries.