12. Mr. J. J. Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Air how many Air Ministry contracts in Scotland have been submitted for tender to Scottish and English firms; and how many contracts in Scotland have been given to firms without being submitted for tender?
Captain BalfourThe answer to the first part of the hon. Member's Question is that since the beginning of the war 18 civil engineering and works contracts have been let to Scottish firms and 18 to English firms. Three of these were let on single tender.