§ Major HILLSasked the Secretary of State for Air what was the total expenditure on the Sherburn-in-Elmet aerodrome in 1916, 1917, and 1918; what building, if any, has taken place since then in the neighbourhood which might obstruct the approaches to the aerodrome; whether a sewerage scheme is now in hand which will remove what was previously a defect; whether the aerodrome is exactly as it was left in 1918; whether the nature of the surrounding land is such that extensions would be easy and not costly; and whether it would be cheaper to buy the Sherburn 501W aerodrome and extend it than to buy agricultural land and to make an entirely new aerodrome?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAs regards the first part of the question, exact information is not now available, but the total was probably about £200,000. As regards the remaining parts, a bacon factory has been erected to the northwest; a sewerage scheme would not affect the decision not to repurchase the site; the aerodrome area is understood to be slightly less than in 1913; extensions would not be especially easy and would be of average cost; and it would have been more, not less, expensive to buy the Sherburn site than to purchase and develop the new site that has been selected.