§ Major Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for War which of the services is charged with the definite responsibility of the guarding and general security of airfields under construction or nearing completion?
§ Mr. SandysThe Army is responsible for all land defence at home and abroad, including the security of aerodromes. From the defence point of view there is no essential difference between an aerodrome under construction and one which has been completed and taken into operational use by the Royal Air Force.