§ Mr. Odeyasked the Secretary of State for Air the number of commissioned officers in the Royal Air Force holding permanent commissions, short-service commissions, extended service commissions and National Service commissions, respectively, as at 1st April, 1948, and 1st April, 1950.
§ Mr. A. Hendersonreplied:
The numbers are as follow:
Type of Commission 1st April,1948 1st April,1950 Permanent 4769 9681 Short service 826 4182 Extended service 8561 4609 National Service 408 1061