§ Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which regional authorities have informed him that they have directed their emergency planning teams to plan only for peace-time emergencies, on the grounds that they have declared their areas to be nuclear-free areas.
§ Mr. RifkindNone. Regional councils know that they have a duty under the Civil Defence (Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 1975 to plan for the protection of their populations in time of war.