Written question asked by Jim Cousins (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 February 2006. It was answered by Karen Buck (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Ports/Airports (Critical Infrastructure Protection)

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what actions he proposes to take in UK ports and airports in pursuance of the EU policy on critical infrastructure protection.

Answer: [holding answer 6 February 2006]: The European Commission's proposals in respect of Critical Infrastructure protection are currently in the form of a Green Paper. The UK Government has recently submitted its comments.The Commission will be considering these, and other member states' comments, before developing its policy further.UK ports and airports are already subject to EU and national standards on security and we will continue to ensure that such standards are maintained.

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