§ 9. Mr. Wyattasked the Minister of Defence the nature of the defence against air attack at night refered to in the White Paper on the Supply of Military Aircraft, Command Paper No. 9388.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe night fighter squadrons of the R.A.F. operating in conjunction with the early warning radar network and its corresponding ground control system.
§ Mr. WyattAs we have no guided missiles to replace Anti-Aircraft Command, and as we have no night-fighter with sufficient speed in hand to catch the Russian bomber in use at present, is it not thoroughly misleading to pretend to the nation that we have the best night-fighter defence in the world when all that is meant is that no one has a night fighter defence?
§ Mr. MacmillanNo, it is not misleading. The statements made in the White Paper were made after full consultation with those who could best advise me, and I profoundly believe them to be true.