§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12 November 1997,Official Report, column 580, on Exercise Senator 97, in which part of Lincolnshire and at which MoD sites the exercise took place; how many county councils (a) participated and (b) were invited to participate in the exercise; and what lessons were learnt from this exercise. [24764]
§ Dr. ReidExercise SENATOR 97, which took place between 22 and 25 September 1997, was located in the Grantham area of Lincolnshire with the Strategic Co-ordination Group, under Lincolnshire Police chairmanship, based at Lincolnshire Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lincoln. Prince William of Gloucester Barracks was used as a convenient location for the main MoD response forces. Lincolnshire County Council participated in the exercise and was the only County Council invited to participate. Lessons learnt from the exercise will be reflected in an all-agency post exercise report which will be placed in the Library of the House in due course.