5. Air Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Supply if he will make a statement as to the extent the production of aircraft and engines for the Royal Air Force will, as far as can be seen, be affected by any short supply of materials during the next 12 months.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussI do not expect that the production of aircraft and engines for the Royal Air Force will be seriously affected by shortages of materials during the next 12 months.
Air Commodore HarveyHow can the right hon. Gentleman make a statement like that when Mr. Tom Sopwith recently said something quite to the contrary at the annual general meeting of his company? Has the right hon. Gentleman read his speech?
§ Mr. StraussI am not responsible for what Mr. Sopwith says.