§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the actual or estimated weekly, monthly or annual cost of the men and support costs of the standby arrangements for the green goddess fire-fighting precautions.
§ Mr. HayhoeRecords are being kept of the extra costs incurred by the Ministry of Defence in the course of preparing for requests for assistance from the fire authorities. At this stage, however, it is too early to give an estimate of the total costs.