§ 92. Mr. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Air the maintenance cost at the Strubby aerodrome, Lincolnshire; whether he is aware of the local dissatisfaction at the waste of money, since this aerodrome has not been used for the past 18 months; and if he will make a statement as to its future.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerThe total maintenance costs of the airfield at Strubby, Lincolnshire, are £24,000 a year. For the last 15 months the airfield buildings have been used for storing R.A.F. equipment and nearly all the land is being farmed by the local agricultural executive committee. Strubby is one of the airfields we intend to keep for the postwar Air Force.