§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the peace-time and war-time establishment, and the present membership of the following sections and sub-sections of the Civil Defence Corps, namely: head-quarters section, intelligence and operations sub-section, signals sub-section, scientific and reconnaissance sub-section, warden section, rescue section, ambulance and first aid section, and welfare section.
§ Mr. RentonLocal authorities have been urged to recruit as many members of the Civil Defence Corps as they can, but there is no formal peace-time establishment. The national war duty establishment is not published. The membership of the Civil Defence Corps in England and Wales at 31st March, 1962, was:
Section Strength Headquarters* … 52,618 Warden … 63,271 Rescue … 34,298 Ambulance and First Aid … 56,716 Welfare … 124,716 Not allocated to sections … 5,044 Total … 336,663 *Figures for the three sub-sections of the headquarters section are not available.