§ Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for War how many machines, manufactured and partly manufactured, had to be discarded owing to cypress being, found an unsuitable wood for use on aeroplanes?
§ Major-General SEELYNo machines had to be discarded for this reason, but the substitution of other woods involved the supply of about 900 main planes, 100 main spars and fifty-five tail planes for machines on charges of the Royal Air Force. Substitutions were also required for machines in the hands of contractors, and particulars of these are being sought for in accordance with the undertaking given to my hon. Friend in answer to his previous question on this subject.
§ Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for War if he will give the names of his present advisers as to the most suitable woods necessary for use on aeroplanes; what were their pre-war occupations; and what practical experience of sawing and manufacturing timber they possess?
§ Major-General SEELYThe Timber Committee of the Conjoint Board of Scientific Societies, in connection with the Royal Society, advises on the suitability of timber for aeroplanes. I will send my hon. Friend a list of their names.