§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the level of security at(a) transport infrastructure facilities other than airports and (b) railways. [98654]
§ Mr. JamiesonIn addition to airports, the Department for Transport sets the security standards in the UK for the maritime, Channel Tunnel and railway industries. The Department's security inspectors regularly monitor the security arrangements at, for example, ports, railway stations and the Channel Tunnel to ensure that the required standards are, and continue to be, met.
My Department's approach is to manage the risk to the industries arising from the threat of a terrorist attack. The security measures imposed seek to minimise the industries' vulnerabilities while recognising operational realities. The Government's aim is to set the measures to counter the risk.
283WAll the security programmes are kept under continuous review. It is not our practice to detail the required security measures for obvious reasons.