§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many accumulators or motor car batteries at Brize Norton aerodrome are being, or have been, destroyed if they are not wanted by the R.A.F.; and whether he will allow them to be sold to private persons, in view of the great difficulty in obtaining them.
§ Mr. Strachey:The disposal of accumulators surplus to R.A.F. requirements is carried out in accordance with directions given by the Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production. I understand that they are not offered for sale to private persons since most of them are of large aircraft types which would not be suitable for private use. We have instead been instructed to dispose of them as salvage in order that the lead in them may be used again for making ordinary accumulators. About 180 have been scrapped at Brize Norton during the last six months. Royal Air Force motor car accumulators are not scrapped unless they are beyond economical repair.