HC Deb 01 March 1951 vol 484 cc2285-6
37. Mr. MacColl

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which countries have been represented among the students on the courses held during the last 12 months at the Civil Defence Staff College and at the Civil Defence training schools.

The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Geoffrey de Freitas)

Including Crown Colonies, 14 countries outside the British Isles. have been represented among the students on courses at the Civil Defence Staff College and seven at the Civil Defence training schools. In addition, visitors from nine countries have been to the College and from 13 to the schools. I will circulate particulars in HANSARD.

Mr. MacColl

Do those particulars include students from some countries in Western Europe?

Mr. de Freitas

Yes, Sir. Most of the countries in Western Europe are included in the list.

Following are the particulars:

(a)STUDENTS (b)VISITORS
Staff-College Schools Staff College Schools
Australia — — Australia
Canada Canada Canada Canada
New Zealand — — —
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan
Malaya Malaya
Malta — — Malta
— Hong Kong — Hong Kong
Irish Republic Irish Republic Irish Republic Irish Republic
Belgium Belgium Belgium Belgium
Denmark — Denmark Denmark
Egypt Egypt — —
— — France France
— — Greece Greece
— Jordan — —
Netherlands — Netherlands Netherlands
Norway — — —
Sweden — — —
Switzerland — — —
— — Thailand Thailand
U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.

38. Mr. MacColl

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long are the courses of instruction, respectively, at the Civil Defence Staff College and at the Civil Defence training schools at Falfield and Easingwold.

Mr. de Freitas

Courses at the Staff College at present last for either one week or five weeks, and those at the training schools for five days, one week, or 31 weeks, according to the nature of the course.