Clause 2 - Duty to assess, plan and advise

Part of Civil Contingencies Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:30 pm on 27 January 2004.

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Photo of Nigel Evans Nigel Evans Conservative, Ribble Valley 3:30, 27 January 2004

The Minister should know that there is greater guidance than from the Prime Minister on that matter.

My hon. Friend the Member for Windsor said ''regularly'', but once a year is regular. Three months, too, is regular. We need to focus the attention of those who are responsible in an emergency. Part of the problem is that if terrorists are going to perpetrate an act that would cause an emergency to happen, they will do it when people least expect it. They will not take an advertisement in The Guardian or The Times to tell people that they are going to perpetrate a terrorist act next week. They will do it when they think we are least prepared.