§ Sir J. POWERasked the Secretary of State for Air the total mileage flown by the British, French, German and Italian 2323W commercial air services for the last period for which the statistics are available?
§ S. HOAREThe latest official figures of the civil air transport mileage of the countries referred to are those for the year 1926, and are as follow: Great Britain, 840,000 miles; France, 3,244,000 miles; Germany, 4,064,000 miles; Italy, 325,000 miles. These figures are approximate, and the Italian figure does not represent a full year's operation.
Captain A. EVANSasked the Secretary of State for Air the fees charged by each individual aeroplane school in Great Britain which is officially recognised by the Air Ministry for civilian flying instruction; and if he anticipates these fees being reduced in the near future?
§ Sir S. HOAREThere are no officially recognised schools for civilian flying instruction, and I have no information in regard to the exact fees charged by the various schools to their ordinary pupils. I understand, however, that the cost of training for a private pilot's licence may be taken as ranging between £90 and £120, approximately. I cannot say whether any reduction is contemplated.