§ Mr. Hurdasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many former agricultural workers serving in the R.A.F. have been offered release under the Class B block scheme; and how many will be released by the end of May.
§ Mr. StracheyUp to the end of April we had offered release from the Royal Air Force under the Class B block scheme to 6,922 former agricultural workers. Two thousand four hundred and fourteen had actually been released by that date, and a further 179 were in process of being released. I am unable to say how many more will have accepted the offer and been released by the end of this month.