§ 3. Mr. Skeffington-Lodgeasked the Minister of Education on what grounds and in what circumstances the Kittyhawk aeroplane bequeathed by the late Mr. Orville Wright to the Science Museum, South Kensington, has been given to America.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe Kittyhawk aeroplane was bequeathed by the late Mr. Orville Wright to the Science Museum, but with the following proviso: "unless before my decease I personally in writing have asked its withdrawal from that Museum." This stipulation was subsequently fulfilled. The question of gift, therefore, does not arise.
§ Mr. Skeffington-LodgeCan my right hon. Friend explain how it is that this aeroplane was returned to Washington while we continue to hang on to the Lane pictures here, the two cases being exactly similar and parallel in all the circumstances involved?
§ Mr. TomlinsonIf I am asked to answer that question, the answer is that I have nothing to do with the Lane pictures.