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A Report by the Home Office Working Party established to consider advice from the Medical Research Council's Committee on Protection Against Ionizing Radiations on Radiation Hazards in Nuclear War.

VIREG was a joint Home Office and local authority exercise to test the civil defence plans of local authorities in each county of Region 6. The post exercise report evaluates the exercise and gives recommendations for further action.

Contents includes a question on Nuclear Weapon Verification [Col.1008] and a motion on the Soviet Union: Relations with the East [Col.1012]

A report summarising the findings of surveys carried out in connection with the flood warning practice, particularly in relation to the audibility of the flood warning sirens and the public's awareness and understanding of the warning system. It examines option for improving the systems and puts forwards recommendations.

A report considering the circular of guidance to Local Authorities on emergency planning including arrangements proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the involvement of local authorities in arrangements for food rationing in crisis and war. It identifies proposed Home Office policy changes and discusses practical implications.

Notes of a meeting held at the Home Office on 14 March 1985.

Contains correspondence between the Greater London Council and the Home Office regarding the Home Office's request for local authorities to complete preparation plans required by Civil Defence Regulations 1983. Also includes a report from a GLC meeting to discuss the Home Office request.

Annex F. The paper lists the questions put to the Home Office and the responses received regarding Civil Defence Planning Assumptions.

A meeting between employees from the Home Office, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Environment and Transport, Department of Health and Social Security, GLAWARS and Polytechnic of the South Bank.

A discussion paper presented to the Symposium on Organisational and Behavioural Aspects of Civil Defence held on July 5th 1985 at the Polytechnic of the South Bank.

Joint report for the Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, the Planning Committee and the Transport Committee of the Greater London Committee following an initiative of Manchester City Council to call on the Government to refrain from manufacturing or positioning nuclear weapons within the Greater London area.

Paper setting out the GLC's policy on civil defence and the civil defence exercise INTEX 85.

Paper prepared for the National Steering Committee setting out the Conference of Nuclear Free Local Authorities' belief in the futility of Conventional War planning in a nuclear weapons state.

Correspondence regarding the GLAWARS including an internal appraisal report of GLAWARS Task 1.

Presscuttings, correspondence and Hansard notes on Exercise 'Brave Defender', which was a 'home defence' exercise that took place from 2-13 September 1985 to give training to the new Home Service Force 9HSF), a volunteer soldier body (likened to 'Dad's Army') whose function would have been to guard 'key points' against the Soviet 'Spetsnaz'.

A paper outlining the objective and terms of reference for a study or studies of civil defence planning assumptions to be carried out on behalf of the Greater London Council. The purpose of the studies is to provide the GLC with planning assumption and other information for civil defence planning purposes.