§ 51. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what expenditure he has incurred in connection with the building of the civil defence underground centre near Reading.
§ Mr. Brooke£12,500 has been spent on adapting the premises for use as a civil defence headquarters.
§ Mr. HughesWhy has no expenditure been incurred to provide underground shelters for the religious leaders of the country? Does not the right hon. Gentleman want them to survive? What is to happen to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the bishops in the event of an air raid catastrophe?
§ Mr. BrookeThat question seems to go a very long way beyond the cost of adapting R.S.G.6.
§ Mr. HughesOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of the totally unsatisfactory nature of the reply, I beg to give notice that I shall seek to raise this matter on the Adjournment at the earliest possible opportunity.