HC Deb 04 June 1935 vol 302 cc1693-4
30. Mr. MANDER

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the fact that shares of aircraft firms are being hawked round by individuals with promises of large profits in view of the orders to be received from the Government, he will say what steps are being taken to secure that no such profits shall be made?

Major GEORGE DAVIES (Lord of the Treasury)

I have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Air gave to my hon. Friend the Member for North Bristol (Mr. Bernays) on the 27th May. I can assure him that careful attention is being given to the matter.

Mr. MANDER

Is the hon. and gallant Member are being made now by the public in the expecta tion of enormous profits, and is it not urgently necessary that some announcement be made or some step taken by the Government?

Mr. HANNON

Would my hon. and gallant Friend say whether there is a shred of information to support the suggestion embodied in the question?

Mr. MANDER

May I bring to the hon. Member's attention some documents which prove what I have stated?