§ Colonel WOODCOCKasked the Secretary of State for Air how many miles of commercial air-routes are now held by the following countries: Germany, France, and Great Britain?
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§ Sir S. HOAREThe route mileage at present operated by British commercial air lines throughout the Empire, including the Dominions, is approximately 13,000. The corresponding figure in 1928 for France and French Colonies was 12,500 miles, whilst the figure in the case of Germany was approximately 18,000 miles. I should add that, according to recent information, the German route mileage is likely to be reduced in the near future, whilst the British figure should in due course rise to nearly 24,000, when the England-South Africa route and certain additional services projected by the Australian Government are brought into operation.