asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, as a result of the Geddes recommendations, any economies have been effected in the secretariat of this Department; if so, to what extent; and how do such economies, if any, compare with the reductions effected in the directorate of research?

The answer to the first question is in the affirmative; to the second, that 29 temporary administrative and clerical officers have been discharged; and to the third, that 53 persons on the staff of the Directorate of Research have been discharged or are under notice of discharge.