§ Mr. EVERARDasked the Secretary of State for Air the numbers of civil aircraft in the following countries: Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, and Italy; and how many in each case are privately-owned machines?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERInformation is not available in the precise form asked for. The following table shows in column II the total number of registered civil aircraft in the respective countries, and in column III the number (included in II) of registered civil aircraft other than those owned by air transport companies operating regular air services. The figures relate to the last week in June, 1935.
I. II. III. Great Britain … … 1,297 1,140 France … … 1,933 1,747 Germany … … 1,578 1,353 Belgium … … 180 145 Italy … … 443 379