Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 February 1983.
Will the hon. and learned Gentleman bear in mind that he may have to employ an advertising agency to sell these regulations to the people, because not only are Labour local authorities opposing them, but Conservative authorities have now started publicly to criticise their wisdom? The Minister cannot operate an effective national civil defence scheme unless he has the positive support and co-operation of every local authority in Britain.