§ Sir W. EDGEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in settling the sites of the new aerodromes to be erected, the views of the local authorities are in every case ascertained before any definite selection is made; and whether there have been any such objections within the last five years to the erection of aerodromes by his Ministry?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe selection of sites for Royal Air Force aerodromes is governed by strategic, physical and meteorological considerations. It follows that the occasion for special consultation with local authorities does not normally arise. There have been no cases in the last five years in which the establishment of an aerodrome has given rise to objections from a local authority.