Civil Contingencies Bill

Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 27 January 2004.

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Photo of Nigel Evans Nigel Evans Conservative, Ribble Valley 2:45, 27 January 2004

On the point about the electronic side, the hon. Gentleman said that another Bill is coming and perhaps this issue should have been taken out of

this Bill and we should have tidied things up in one Bill. Is he aware that, on the UK resilience website, one link leads to advice on protection against electronic attack, which is also under the headline of terrorism? It tells businesses what to do, which includes checking that protective security measures are properly implemented and up to date. Anti-virus software should be updated regularly, and patches should be applied to eliminate known vulnerabilities. There are a number of areas in which businesses are told what they should do, and I assume that that type of advice is given to local authorities and other blue-light security areas to ensure that their systems are protected.