asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now produce the actual figures for Civil Defence expenditure for the years 1974–75 to 1978–79, following his answer to the hon. Member for Harrogate's question on 12 February.

The figures are as follows:of the custody of children was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in November. The Government are consulting interested bodies about its acceptability in the United Kingdom, with a view to deciding whether the convention should be signed when it is opened for signature in May.