§ Sir Fergus Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the 681W implementation of the Government's civil defence requirements by local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggA number of local authorities are making encouraging progress, but there is still a great deal to be done before there is a satisfactory and balanced state of preparedness. Home Office circular ES1/1986 set out a planned programme for implementation of the 1983 regulations and a timetable for systematic monitoring (a copy is in the Library).