HL Deb 13 June 2003 vol 649 c74WA
Lord Jopling

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the results of the exercise held in March to test their plans in the event of a smallpox outbreak. [HL,3127]

Baroness Andrews

Exercise Red Scar was run by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in March this year to test the operational response to a suspected case of smallpox. The agency intends to publish the summary report of the exercise on its website. A full report of the exercise has been sent to participants, and the lessons learned from the exercise will be disseminated to HPA and National Health Service staff as appropriate.