HC Deb 17 October 1940 vol 365 cc838-9W
Captain Duncan

asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware of the difficulty of finding the names and addresses of the next-of-kin of air-raid casualties; and whether he will order all civilians to write this information on the backs of their registration cards or take other steps to overcome this difficulty.

Mr. H. Morrison

In an official statement which was broadcast by the B.B.C. and reproduced in the Press some time ago, members of the public were advised to carry with them, written on a piece of paper carried inside their identity card, the name and address of their next-of-kin or of some other person whom they would wish to be notified in the event of their becoming an air-raid casualty. It is more than ever desirable that this advice should be followed, but I do not think that I should be justified in making it a matter of compulsion.