§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was discussed at his meeting with the civil protection co-ordination group on 24 April; if he will place a note of the meeting in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe meeting was held at the request of the civil protection co-ordination group to give the group the opportunity to put to my right hon. Friend its 177W views on the need to maintain a civil defence capability; on the future of planning for civil emergencies in peacetime; and on the case for a new Civil Protection Act. It is not our practice to publish the notes of such meetings.