Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the relative advantages of (a) natural temperature and humidity controlled storage of munitions and (b) above ground storage units in the case of terrorist or other hostile attack.

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the relative advantages of (a) natural temperature and humidity controlled storage of munitions and (b) above ground storage units in the case of terrorist or other hostile attack. [72638] The Right Hon. Adam Ingram: The Ministry of Defence carries out a continuous assessment of the likelihood and nature of threats to the security of its establishments and other assets. Existing security measures are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they match the results of these assessments.

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