ROYAL AIR FORCE (LAND ACQUISITION).

HC Deb 30 March 1939 vol 345 cc2236-7W

Sir P. Hurd

asked the Secretary of State for Air how much agricultural land in Wiltshire has been acquired by his Department, and what further acquisitions are proposed?

Sir K. Wood

Approximately 5,500 acres of agricultural land have been acquired by my Department in Wiltshire, and action is at present in train for the acquisition of approximately a further 1,000 acres.