§ 53. Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Air whether the Aeronautical Inspection Department will have any and, if so, what duties in the supervision of the manufacture of aircraft ordered in Canada and the United States of America?
§ Sir K. WoodBoth in Canada and the United States of America representatives of the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate will be stationed in the contractors' works, and the inspection of the aircraft on order for the Air Ministry will be carried out under their supervision by the inspection staffs of the firms.
§ Mr. Garro JonesIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in informed quarters there is some apprehension that these inspections will be too meticulously carried out and lead to the same inordinate delays as have occurred in this country? Will he, therefore, consider cutting down the amount of inspection to the barest essential minimum?
§ Sir K. WoodI will certainly bear that in mind, but the hon. Member will agree that we must have a certain amount of inspection to see that the work is properly carried out.