§ Mr. CHORLTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will give the value of contracts placed in the Coventry and Birmingham districts for aero engines, or in connection therewith, in the last six months; and how 887W much in total is involved in the proposed new factories?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe value of the contracts placed in the Coventry and Birmingham districts for aero engines and items directly connected therewith in the last six months was £2,053,982, and the cost of building and equipping the proposed new aero engine factories in those districts will probably be in the neighbourhood of £2,600,000.