§ 57. Mr. Simmondsasked the Paymaster-General whether there is any official committee investigating the problems of post-war civil aviation; if so, upon what date it was appointed and when it last met?
§ Sir W. JowittI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which was given yesterday to the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. A. Duckworth). The Inter-Departmental Committee on Civil Aviation was appointed in August, 1941; it last met in January, 1942, and thereafter submitted certain questions for the opinion of His Majesty's Government. These questions are now being considered.
§ Mr. SimmondsDoes it not really show, as this Committee met last in January, 1942, and as this matter is of vast importance to the Empire after the war, that it is not being-taken as seriously as it should be?
§ Sir W. JowittNo, Sir, it shows no such thing. It shows that the matter is one of extreme complexity and difficulty, and its importance can hardly be overrated.