HC Deb 13 May 1936 vol 312 cc376-7
44. Mr. DAY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air particulars of the number of officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force who have been sent to Singapore to assist in the training of the new volunteer air force that has been established there?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir P. Sassoon)

Two officers and 37 airmen are attached to the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force for this purpose.

Mr. DAY

Is the recruitment of these forces in Singapore satisfactory?

Mr. LEACH

Can the right hon. Baronet say whether in that tropical heat —[Interruption].