§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if there are to be any cuts in the Civil Defence budget for 1977–78 and 1978–79.
§ Dr. SummerskillAs part of the need to reduce public expenditure, some economies are being made in 1977£78. Public expenditure in later years is still subject to review.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he regards the period of two days for Civil Defence organisations and installations to be fully operational as satisfactory in the event of an emergency.
§ Dr. SummerskillWe regard the two days within which the whole of the United Kingdom warning and monitoring organisation would be fully operational as satisfactory. Parts of the organisation connected with the warning system are operational now.