HC Deb 03 May 1948 vol 450 cc101-2W
68. Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will give instructions that R.A.F. bombs stored over three years in the open shall be collected and used for scrap.

Mr. A. Henderson

Most of the bombs which are stored in the open are required as part of the permanent stocks of the R.A.F. All surplus bombs which are useful as scrap are handed over to the Ministry of Supply, who boil them out as fast as the factory capacity allows.