§ Major Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Home Secretary whether he plans to keep full-time Civil Defence workers at their duties or on other part-time work; and, in the latter case, whether this is to be near the Civil Defence post to which they are normally attached?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThere are arrangements under which whole-time members of the Civil Defence Services may undertake essential work away from their posts during their duty hours, and I am anxious that those not required for the purposes of the Services should be so occupied. In particular I have recently asked local authorities to co-operate with the war agricultural committees in providing labour for food production in time of seasonal stress. Some risks must be taken, but I have suggested that in coastal areas personnel may not be available for such work at any distance from their posts. They will, of course, in any case return to their posts at night.