§ Brigadier Prior-Palmerasked the Minister of Defence, in view of the misunderstanding of paragraph 12 of the Defence White Paper by certain local authorities, whether he will make a statement on the necessity of maintaining an efficient civil defence service.
§ Mr. SandysAlthough, as stated in paragraph 12 of the Defence White Paper, it is unlikely that enemy bombers can be prevented from getting through and creating widespread devastation, precautions must be taken to minimise the effects of such an attack. It is for this reason that paragraph 18 of the Paper makes clear that civil defence plays an essential part in the defence plan.