§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the reasons for, and the costs and outcome of, the civil emergency exercise Green Amanita conducted recently.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythExercise Green Amanita was conducted to test the lead Department concept detailed in the Home Office guidance booklet "Dealing with Disaster".
The costs of setting up, organising and carrying out the exercise totalled £35,728. This figure does not include the participants' travelling costs or the cost of their time while at the exercise.
I understand that the exercise has resulted in a better understanding of how the lead Department concept works in practice and will make a significant contribution to the rewriting of the relevant section of the "Dealing with Disaster" booklet.