§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which elements of the north-west's pilot study on home defence planning would not be included in civil defence planning.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe pilot study is concerned with the regional co-ordination of all civil home defence planning. It includes therefore planning for civil support to the military as well as civil defence.
§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which civil organisations with responsibilities in a war crisis have been invited to take part in the regional civil defence exercise in the north-west at the end of November;
(2) which civil defence organisations in the south-east have been invited, and which have been instructed, to take part in the regional civil defence exercise at the end of November; and which of these have agreed to participate;
(3) which district and county councils have been invited, and which have been instructed, in accordance with the 1983 civil defence regulations, to take part in the regional civil defence exercise at the end of November; and of these, which have agreed to participate.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East (Mr. Strang) on 30 June at column369.
§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the scenarios to be used in the regional civil defence exercises in the south-east and north-west at the end of November.
§ Mr. Giles ShawYes, nearer the time when they have been finalised.