§ Mr. N. Macleanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply whether he is aware that, in 14 days in the month of October, 1941, 26 bombs were scrapped and 42 finish-turned which will not clean up, all due to the wrong die having been used in the bomb-heading press; and whether he will investigate this?
§ Mr. Harold MacmillanThe total number of bombs scrapped at the factory concerned during the whole of the month of October was 25 from all causes. Eleven were scrapped owing to bad workmanship, attributable to the inexperience of operatives, and the remainder were scrapped owing to the eccentricity of the forgings supplied to the factory. The wrong die was not used in the bomb-heading press, but it is impossible to determine whether these forgings will make good bombs until after the heading operation.