§ Major GLYNasked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry what is the policy of the Air Ministry in regard to either the giving or withholding orders to those small aeroplane manufacturing establishments that are associated with foreign aeroplane companies; whether he is aware that many of these smaller concerns are in an indifferent financial position and are only being kept going in a small way in the hope of later on obtaining a Government contract; and whether it is more in the public interest that these buildings should be used for other pur- 637W poses whenever definite offers to obtain possession of these factories have been made?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYI have been asked to answer this question. I do not quite understand this question, but I may say that the supplies of aeroplanes, contracted for under War conditions, are, and will be for some time to come, sufficient to meet the requirements of the Royal Air Force, without placing further contracts. The use to which the private factories are put is a matter entirely for the owners of the factories.