§ 103. Wing - Commander Millingtonasked the Minister of Supply and of Aircraft Production whether he has any statement of policy to make on the future employment of scientific and research staff, in view of the proposed cuts in the establishment of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.
§ 104. Mr. Solleyasked the Minister of Supply and of Aircraft Production whether he is aware that 40 per cent. of the staff of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough have been declared redundant; and, as these dismissals show that no co-ordinated plan for the allocation of scientific manpower had been made, that there will be a further cutting down of the total research work in the country to the detriment of production, if he will take immediate steps to allocate urgent civilian scientific research work to be undertaken by the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough.
§ Mr. WilmotThe scientific staff at the Royal Aircraft Establishment was greatly enlarged during the war and the present cuts in it will make scientists available to meet pressing educational and industrial needs. My Ministry will maintain a substantial and highly qualified corps of scientists to cover its defence and other responsibilities, including civil aviation, but it would not be possible for them to undertake outside civilian work.