§ 15. Captain George Jegerasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will publish figures showing the total number of R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. accountant officers and clerks, accounts, at present employed and the numbers estimated as required up to the end of June, 1946.
§ Mr. StracheyAccording to the latest available figures there are 2,133 Royal Air Force and Women Auxiliary Air Force accountant officers and 12,880 airmen and airwomen in the accountant trades. It is at present estimated that some 1,600 officers and 10,500 other ranks will be required at the end of June next.
§ Mr. LipsonIs the hon. Member aware that these figures are as high as those of the Army? Are the methods of accounting in the Air Force not out of date?
§ Mr. StracheyWhether they are out of date or not is another question, but I am quite sure that they cannot be altered in time to affect demobilisation.