Asked by: Lord Stirrup (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 2 February (HL13763), what recent evaluation they have made of the vulnerability of UK ports, rail freight networks, and warehousing facilities to sabotage or arson linked to hostile states; and how the conclusions reached compare with similar assessments of aviation security.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The government takes the security and resilience of critical transport infrastructure extremely seriously and has a robust security regime to tackle the range of threats the UK faces.
We work with the National Protective Security Authority, National Cyber Security Centre and across government to advise owners and operators of transport infrastructure on how they can protect themselves against sabotage. The Department will continue to monitor and mitigate existing and emerging threats across the whole transport sector, working with partners across government, internationally and with industry.
Asked by: Lord Stirrup (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from recent Russian-linked attempts to attack European logistics hubs; and what assessment they have made of whether current aviation and freight security measures are adequate.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The UK has one of the most robust aviation security regimes in the world. We continue to work with partners across government, internationally and with industry and will continue to monitor and mitigate existing and emerging threats to the transport sector.