§ 36. Brigadier Prior-Palmerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements have been made for showing Civil Defence exhibitions for the purpose of encouraging recruitment to the Civil Defence and allied services; and whether hon. Members will have an opportunity of inspecting one.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Geoffrey de Freitas)Six Civil Defence touring exhibitions have been prepared for use by local authorities: three of these were recently put on tour and the remainder will be sent out very shortly. I have 1309 already written to those hon. Members in whose constituencies they will be shown. It is not practicable to display one of these exhibitions here, but a smaller Civil Defence exhibition will be on view in the Library from 4th–16th December, and I hope that all hon. Members will take the opportunity of seeing it.
§ Brigadier Prior-PalmerWill the hon. Gentleman, in these exhibitions, incorporate some indication of the way in which the Women's Voluntary Services can play a part in assisting Civil Defence, in accordance with the posters which his Department itself has issued?
§ Mr. de FreitasI will make a note of that.
§ Mr. Eric FletcherWill my hon. Friend ask all local authorities to see that these exhibitions are properly advertised?
§ Mr. de FreitasI will bear that in mind.