§ 111. Commander Purseyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the current total annual expenditure on the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm, respectively; how many airfields each service has; how many airfields are used jointly by both services; and what progres is being made in integration.
§ Mr. HealeyIn 1965–66, about £600 million for the Royal Air Force and about £110 million for the Fleet Air Arm. The R.A.F. has 81 major airfields and the F.A.A.8. The F.A.A. shares the use of 8 of the R.A.F. stations. Initial flying training and certain specialist air training are integrated and we are considering 105W integration in other fields, including logistics and maintenance of common types of aircraft.