§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will now remove the stipulation that applicants for a commission in the Royal Air Force must have obtained the school certificate or an equivalent certificate of education, and that entrance shall be open to all suitable applicants who can be trained to become efficient pilots or observers?
§ Earl WintertonNo, Sir. It would not be in the interests of the service or _of the individuals concerned to accept for training as pilots or observers candidates who had not reached a standard of educational attainment adequate to enable them to discharge those duties with efficiency.