§ 49. Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the annual Government expenditure per head of the population on civil defence.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether those local authorities which are intending to establish emergency control centres are ensuring that the design of those centres includes provision for containing fallout, fire and blast damage.
§ Mr. HurdThe system of Home Office prior approval of applications ensures that adequate but not excessive provision is made. This is assessed as, broadly, that which is sufficient to provide a measure of protection against the indirect and therefore less severe effects of attack.
§ Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role he expects industry to play in civil defence; and how this would be funded.
§ Mr. HurdIndustry would have an important role to play in sustaining the country during conventional war, and in assisting in survival and recovery after nuclear war. Some aspects of industrial emergency planning are eligible under the Civil Defence Act 1948 for "due functioning" grant from the Government.