§ Mr. P. Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Supply how much money was spent on civil defence by his Department in the financial years 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, and 1956–57, respectively.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesOn the salaries of Civil Defence Training Officers in my Department, expenditure has amounted to:
£ 1952–53 … … 19,370 1953–54 … … 21,888 1954–55 … … 24,784 1955–56 … … 27,009 1956–57 (estimated) … … 33,731 Certain work in the programme of military research and development has applications in civil defence, but it is not practicable to apportion the costs.