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Written question asked by Dai Davies (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 25 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Terrorism: Crime Prevention

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional training is proposed for employees of (a) civil nuclear facilities, including research laboratories, and (b) military bases in support of the resilience strategy set out in the report, The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism.
Answer

The Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Ministry of Defence are among the wide range of stakeholders involved in the delivery of the strategy for countering international terrorism, including work to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack and to recover from its aftermath. Civil nuclear installations in the UK operate within a strict regulatory regime. Robust emergency plans are in place to ensure an effective response in the event of an emergency at a civil nuclear site. These plans are subject to regular exercise and review. We do not comment on the arrangements for security of military facilities for obvious reasons.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
492 c299W; 267593
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Counter-terrorism Training
Link
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