§ 37 and 38. Mr. Kimballasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air (1) whether he is aware that Loughborough College has a well-equipped aeronautical engineering department with a large number of students, but that practical flying instruction is made difficult by the absence of any local aerodrome; and can he take steps to remedy this deficiency;
(2) whether he is aware that the Loughborough Borough Council over six months ago entered into negotiations and agreed the purchase price for a site of over 200 acres for a municipal aerodrome; and why the Air Ministry have so far failed to give their approval?
§ Sir V. WarrenderThe proposals of the Loughborough Borough Council for establishing a municipal aerodrome have been under investigation. The technical inspection of the site has recently been completed and the views of the Air Ministry as to the requirements necessary to develop it into an aerodrome have been communicated to the borough council.