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Volume 466: debated on Friday 1 July 1949

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asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the total number of books for educational and recreational purposes in the possession of the Royal Air Force; and how many are stored at Innsworth Royal Air Force station.

About a million educational books are in the possession of the R.A.F. of which about 200,000 are at the Book Distribution Centre, Innsworth. A considerable number of recreational books, mainly provided from non-public sources, are held in station recreational libraries but the actual number is not available.