§ Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Air why an aircraft of the Royal Air Force was used to carry the Chief Justice of Cyprus to Malta in December last; what was the cost of this journey; and by what authority it was made.
Mr. WardThe Chief Justice of Cyprus travelled to Malta at his own expense in a spare seat in a civil aircraft on regular charter to the Air Ministry. There was no scheduled civil flight at a time when he was free from his legal duties.