§ 39. Mr. Geoffrey Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the accidental sounding of the nuclear alert in Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth on Wednesday 8 February.
§ Mr. HurdI have been asked to reply.
A technical fault occurred in the newly installed attack warning control equipment at the Coventry police headquaters. The fault is being investigated and the inconvenience and anxiety caused to the public is very much regretted.