§ Lord Brockwayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the regional and local authorities of which they have knowledge, which have declared their areas nuclear free zones; what percentage of the population of Great Britain they represent.
§ Viscount TrenchardIn addition to those authorities listed in my earlier replies Lord Brockway's Questions of 9th March 1981 (Official Report vol. 418, col. 98) and 17th July 1981 (Official Report vol. 422, col. 1557) the Government have received representations calling upon Her Majesty's Government to refrain from the manufacture or positioning of any nuclear weapons within the boundaries from the following local councils: Higham Ferrers Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, Ceredigion District, Bassetlaw District, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, Gwent County, North East Derbyshire, Wakefield Metropolitan, Leicestershire County, Aberdeen City, London Borough of Hounslow, Borough of Afan, Strathclyde, Llanelli, Torgaen Borough, Hastings Borough, Greater London, Llanfrothen Community, Nottinghamshire County, Bolsover District, Corby District, City of Sheffield Metropolitan, Cannock Chase District, Falkirk District, Middlesbrough Borough, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, Amber Valley District, Stirling District, Wansbeck District, Basildon and Northumberland County.
The percentage of the population of Great Britain represented by these councils could not be calculated without disproportionate effort, but in any event local government does not have responsibility for defence.
House adjourned at six minutes before ten o'clock.