§ Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for Air in what manner bombs are disposed of that have been made safe by Royal Air Force bomb disposal squads; and whether the explosive made available is used again by the services or transferred for civilian use?
§ Captain BalfourThe bomb cases are disposed of as scrap for the production of munitions provided they are not required for research or instructional purposes. The explosive is normally destroyed, since it would be uneconomical to refine it again for Service use, even where it is of a type suitable for that purpose. The quantities that could suitably be made available for civilian use are small, but such use has proved possible in a few instances.