HC Deb 13 December 1939 vol 355 c1176
8. Commander Sir Archibald Southby

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether retired officers who, before the outbreak of war, were being employed at the Air Ministry in the place of officers on the Active List, will now be placed on the Active List with effect from the outbreak of war?

The Secretary of State for Air (Sir Kingsley Wood)

All such officers have been placed on the Active List or are being offered commissions in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with effect from 1st November.