HC Deb 28 March 1963 vol 674 cc179-80W
80. Mr. P. Noel-Baker

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what plans he has now made for the evacuation of urban population in case of nuclear war; and what towns and cities are included among those to be evacuated.

Mr. Corfield

Details of the planning now being carried out are contained in a circular sent to local authorities on 16th October, 1962, a copy of which I am sending to the right hon. Gentleman. I am also sending him a list of the 19 areas from which dispersal would take place if the scheme were put into effect.

Dispersal Areas
(Named mostly after the main Town or City they contain)
London. Birmingham.
Southampton. Coventry
Portsmouth. Nottingham.
Plymouth. Leicester
Bristol. Stoke.
Cardiff. Hull.
Swansea. Sheffield.
Liverpool. Tyneside.
Manchester Tees-side.
Leeds/Bradford