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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many search and rescue dogs based in the UK are available to attend disasters.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2004

Reference

419 c884W;419 c886W; 162696

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on emergency planning

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on emergency planning.

Lead member

Tom Brake

Answering member

Douglas Alexander

Department

Cabinet Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

12 February 2003

Reference

399 c283-305WH

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Department has made of the effect of devolution on comprehensive contingency provision in the United Kingdom.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

86601; 397 c597-8W;397 c595-6W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are made to ensure that contingency provision exists to safeguard the public in the event of a major civil disaster; when such arrangements were last updated; and what changes were made.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

397 c598W;397 c596W; 86596

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what common standards are set across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in order to ensure good and proper contingency provision; and what arrangements exist for their inspection.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 December 2002

For answer on

14 January 2003

Answered on

14 January 2003

Tom Brake: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what common standards are set across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in order to ensure good and proper contingency provision; and what arrangements exist for their inspection. [86598] Mr. Blunkett: I have been asked to reply. Consistency between the guidance documents is ensured by liaison between the Cabinet Office and the devolved Administrations, who work together to deliver co-ordinated contingency planning across the United Kingdom. The core guidance documents for contingency planning arrangements for England and Wales are: "Dealing With Disaster" (3rd Edition) and "Standards for Civil Protection in England and Wales" produced by the Home Office in October 1999. A revised version of "Dealing With Disaster" is scheduled for publication in the first half of 2003. The arrangements are under the oversight of the Cabinet Committee on Civil Contingencies and Resilience which I chair. Emergency planning in Scotland is a devolved responsibility. In Scotland and Northern Ireland the guidance reflects the principles and methodology of the above documents but is adapted to take account of local circumstances. The main guidance document in Scotland is: "Dealing With Disaster Together" produced by the Scottish Executive Justice Department. In Northern Ireland, the key documents are: "A Guide to Emergency Planning in Northern Ireland", which is currently under review, and "Northern Ireland Standards in Civil Protection". Auditing is carried out by a range of bodies. For example, the emergency services are monitored by service inspectorates, and the National Audit Office monitors the work of central Government Departments.

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

86598; 397 c598-9W;397 c596-7W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place to ensure that emergency services are able to efficiently and effectively liaise and work together in the event of a major civil disaster; and what common training and instructions exist to ensure that emergency services are able...

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 December 2002

For answer on

19 December 2002

Answered on

19 December 2002

Tom Brake: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what arrangements are in place to ensure that emergency services are able to efficiently and effectively liaise and work together in the event of a major civil disaster; and what common training and instructions exist to ensure that emergency services are able to efficiently work and communicate together in such an event. [86597] Mr. Alexander: The Government's "Dealing with Disaster" (3rd Edition) sets out core guidance for all emergency services in achieving a co-ordinated response in the event of a major incident or disaster. The emergency procedures manuals of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association (CACFOA) and the Ambulance Services Association (ASA) all contain guidance on the management of emergencies. Because of the lead role of the police in co-ordinating the emergency services response to major incidents, the ACPO guidance sets out, in detail, the relationships and working arrangements between all of the emergency services in responding to a major incident. These arrangements are jointly exercised against different scenarios. The emergency services each have an emergency procedures sub-committee, which meets regularly to ensure that they abide by best practice in co-ordinating responses. Apart from their own individual service training and exercise schedules, the emergency services regularly run joint exercises both to train for and to validate their joint response arrangements, especially command, control, and communications. The Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College regularly hosts and runs multi-agency major incident management events. For specific scenario exercising and training, such as those around chemical plants, civil nuclear power stations and major transport arrangements (by rail, sea and air), scenario- based multi-agency exercises are regularly carried out (often as a requirement under licensing regulations). Post Exercise Reports are regularly lodged, for wider dissemination and information, at the Emergency Planning College.

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

86597; 396 c892-3W;396 c890-1W

House

House of Commons

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