Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 November 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Thursday, 3 December 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Bases: Northern Ireland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of security at military bases in Northern Ireland.

Answer: The security of all military bases within the United Kingdom and overseas is kept under constant review. In Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service has recently been trained on and equipped with long barrelled weapons. Security infrastructure improvements have also been made to all barracks in order to match current threat assessments. I am withholding specific details of the measures taken as their disclosure would be likely to prejudice the security, capability and effectiveness of the armed forces.

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