Wing-Commander Errinģtonasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that a number of R.A.F. officers over the age of 50 are having their commissions terminated after long periods of service and only being granted 42 days' leave; and whether he is prepared to increase this to 56 days, in view of their excellent service and the difficulty they may have in being reinstated in civil life.
§ Sir A. SinclairI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for Peters-field (Sir G. Jeffreys) and the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Lipson) on 14th February.