§ 13. Mr. Douglas Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Air what was the cost involved and the money spent in the development of the airfield at Changi on the Straits of Johore.
§ Mr. A. HendersonThe original intention was to develop Changi as a joint R.A.F. and civil airport but owing to site difficulties it has recently been decided to abandon this plan and to limit the development of the airport primarily to R.A.F. needs. This has involved a revision of the main contract, and negotiations with the contractor are continuing. I cannot, therefore, say anything about the expenditure already incurred at this stage or the total cost of the revised scheme.