§ Mr. SIMMONDS(by Private Notice) asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is considering the purchase of aircraft from aircraft manufacturers outside Great Britain, and whether he has in fact placed any orders, except for single experimental aircraft, with any such manufacturers.
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe Government have from time to time made inquiry as to possible overseas sources of supply of munitions of various kinds, so that the necessary information should be at their disposal if purchase from such sources appeared at any time to be necessary or desirable. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the negative.