§ Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Under secretary of State for Air the present cost to the taxpayer of the maintenance and upkeep, including all expenditure for such things as occupation of buildings, travelling, etc., of the Royal Observer Corps.
§ Mr. StracheyPresent expenditure on the Royal Observer Corps, including all items, is at a rate of about £200,000 a year—as against about £3½ million a year in 1943.