§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated capacity of fall-out shelters in Great Britain (a) in square metres and (b) in numbers of human beings.
§ Mr. BrittanAs any solid building will give a measure of protection against fall-out, it is not possible to answer the question in the terms sought by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to instruct local authorities to distribute leaflets advising procedure to be adopted in case of nuclear attack.
§ Mr. WhitelawSome local authorities have done this in response to requests in their area for guidance on what a householder might usefully do should nuclear war threaten. The whole question of information to the public in this field forms part of my present review of home defence arrangements.