§ Mr. L. SMITHasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether the recent survey work undertaken by Royal Air Force flying-boats in the East Indies is to be utilised in connection with the promotion of a civil air-line from this country to Australia or whether such survey work is being reserved entirely for military purposes?
§ Sir P. SASSOONI am not clear what precisely my hon. Friend has in mind in his reference to recent survey work, but I can assure him that any data of this nature which may be obtained in the course of exploration or development of new air routes by service aircraft are always available for the assistance of civil aviation.