HC Deb 08 December 1977 vol 940 cc822-3W
42. Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if in view of the greatly reduced warning time for NATO forces, he will now introduce legislation to seek to permit the requisitioning of ships and civil aircraft in time of tension but before war is declared.

Mr. Mulley

I refer the hon. Gentleman to paragraphs 14–17 of the Government Observations on the Sixth Report from the Expenditure Committee (House of Commons Paper 393 Session 1976–77) issued as Cmnd. 7011.

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