Civil Defence (Evacuation)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 May 1963.

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Photo of Mr Konni Zilliacus Mr Konni Zilliacus , Manchester, Gorton 12:00, 9 May 1963

Flow acute would the crisis have to be before any of this starts happening? For instance, in the Cuban crisis no measures were taken, although V-bombers and rockets were alerted in this country. How much more acute would a crisis have to be before it was regarded as necessary to proceed with this policy?