§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps being taken to ensure the introduction of a uniform national early warning public alert system of a kind urged by the Association of County Councils and the professional organisations concerned with civil protection.
§ Mr. Peter LloydAt this stage we are not persuaded that a uniform national public alert system can be justified on threat or cost grounds.
Future national arrangements for warning the public of an air attack will be based around the use of radio and television broadcasts.