asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will give the price at which De Havilland Tiger Moths were being sold to the Air Ministry and civil training schools in 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938, and the price charged for them in 1939–40; whether this price includes all accessories; the value of such accessories; and whether these machines are still being purchased for service training in the United Kingdom and Dominions?

It is a long-standing practice to regard contract prices as confidential, and I regret therefore that I am not in a position to give the information asked for in the first and second parts of the Question. As regards the last part of the Question, De Havilland Tiger Moths are still being purchased for service training in this country and in the Dominions.

Is my right hon. Friend able to tell me whether the price of these machines is roughly double the price of two years ago?

No. Sir, exactly the opposite is the case. The latest price is a great deal lower than it was two years ago.