§ Sir F. SYKESAsked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state the sum that has been spent on the acquisition of new air stations and building thereon under the Royal Air Force expansion schemes of 1922 and 1923, and the estimated further payments that will be required for land and buildings, respectively, for that purpose under the existing scheme?
§ Sir S. HOAREIf my hon. and gallant Friend means to include under new stations war aerodromes which have been re-occupied under the expansion scheme, the sums spent to 1st April, 1926, are as follow:
£ Land and buildings purchased with the land … 90,000 Works on these sites … 105,000 Works on stations already occupied by the Royal Air Force … 245,000 Provision included in the Estimate for the current year is as follows:
£ Lands, etc … … … … 350,000 Works … … … … 930,000 Expenditure at a similar or slightly increased rate for five or six years will probably be required to complete the scheme.