§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many fatal accidents to both officers and men in the Royal Air Force have occurred in the British Isles and other parts of the British Empire, respectively, in the years 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933, respectively; and in how many of the cases were the occupants of the machines not equipped with parachutes?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe numbers of fatal aircraft accidents in the Royal Air Force in the years stated are given in the following table. The figures in parentheses indicate the numbers of accidents in which any of the occupants of
Year. Estimated Total Wages Bill (excluding the value of allowances in kind). Average earnings per annum per wage-earner employed (excluding the value of allowances in kind). Total number of persons employed (including clerks and salaried persons). Thousand £ £ 1919 … 27,627 172 165,674 1920 … 36,091* 215* 172,609 1922 … Separate particulars for Yorkshire are not available. 178,843 1923 … 187,421 1924 … 195,326 1925 … 191,956 1927 … 22,747 125 188,738 1928 … 19,341 113 176,189 1929 … 20,068 119 172,745 1930 … 19,165 115 171,609 1931 … 17,374 109 164,303 1932 … 16,042 107 155,4,30 1933 … 14,984 109 144,506 *These figures are affected by a dispute which lasted about three weeks. NOTE.—The years 1921 and 1926 have been omitted as they were affected by prolonged national disputes.