HC Deb 03 August 1961 vol 645 c1645
Q1. Mrs. Butler

asked the Prime Minister whether the speech of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Buckingham on 22nd July, about unilateral nuclear disarmament represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.

The Prime Minister (Mr. Harold Macmillan)

Yes, Sir.

Mrs. Butler

Is the Prime Minister aware that the Berlin crisis has demonstrated the complete failure of the nuclear deterrent policy, and increased public desire that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs should concentrate on finding a constructive alternative to this bankrupt policy, instead of indulging in cheap sneers against supporters of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament?

The Prime Minister

I understand the hon. Lady's point of view, but I do not think that it is the general point of view of this House.

Mr. S. Silverman

While the point of view of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament may not represent the general view of this House, does the right hon. Gentleman think that it is the view of this House that people who accept that view and work for it are paid propagandists? That is what the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs said.

The Prime Minister

I think that a lot of very sincere people are exploited by the Communists who try to make use of it.