§ Mr. Levyasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will establish a small civilian commission to visit R.A.F. stations to check whether all personnel is being fully and necessarily employed and to recommend reductions in man-power wherever possible.
§ Mr. StracheyNo, Sir. The allocation of man-power in the Air Force is a matter under constant consideration in my Department, where special machinery exists to obtain the greatest possible efficiency and economy in man-power throughout the Service. We realise that, in the present circumstances, full employment cannot always be given to all airmen owing to the degree of re-training and re-posting necessary in the interests of the release programme, but every endeavour is being made to deal with this problem by means of planned reduction and reorganisation.