Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Air Force – in the House of Commons at on 10 November 1943.
Sir Lindsay Everard
, Melton
asked the Secretary of State for Air (1) whether he has considered the representations from the Leicestershire and Rutland Territorial Association with a view to the formation of an auxiliary air squadron for those counties as soon as possible after the war;
(2) whether he is able to make a statement on the future of the Auxiliary Air Force after the war?
Sir Archibald Sinclair
, Caithness and Sutherland
I am not able at the present time to make any statement about the post-war organisation and composition of the reserve and auxiliary forces, but the offer of the Leicestershire and Rutland Territorial Association to form an auxiliary air force squadron has been gratefully noted, and will be considered in due course.
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