§ 4. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation regarding 788W minimum standards of nuclear fall-out shelters and to prevent misleading claims about their performance.
§ Mr. BrittanMy right hon. Friend is planning to produce guidance on domestic shelters by the end of the year. The existing law should be adequate to deal with the sale of shelters which would fail to provide the level of protection claimed for them.
§ 22. Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what studies are taking place on the question of nuclear fall-out shelters; and when he expects to be able to issue further guidance to the public.
§ Mr. BrittanAs part of the review of civil home defence, on which my right hon. Friend will shortly be making a statement, a Home Office working group, on which other Government Departments are represented, is examining shelter design with a view to making advice and a range of designs available to the public by the end of the year.