HC Deb 18 February 1924 vol 169 c1359W
Mr. BATEY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air, the number of young men being trained at Wendover, the number who qualified for flying last year, and the total yearly cost of that camp?

Mr. LEACH

The number of boys and men at present under instruction at No. 1 School of Technical Training, Halton, is 2,132. The purpose of the school is to train boys as Royal Air Force tradesmen in such trades as fitters, carpenters, coppersmiths, etc., and they are not trained in flying. The annual cost of maintenance of the camp varies according to the number of personnel undergoing instruction, but on the basis of the number at present under training the cost, including their pay and maintenance, is at the rate of approximately £425,000 a year.

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