With reference to the military/civilian nuclear exercise at Rosyth/Glenrothes on 10 October 2001, (a) how successful the exercise was, (b) …

The conduct of the exercise and the lessons learned are still under review by the various organisations which participated. It is, however, possible to reply now from the perspective of the Scottish Executive.(a) The exercise was seen to be of value in that a number of new as well as experienced staff from across the Executive were involved at the off-site centre and in the Scottish Executive's Emergency Room and that lessons were learned which will improve practice in future.(b) The exercise postulated a fire on a nuclear submarine which was contained within the hull and did not result in a release into the atmosphere.(c) Scottish Executive emergency planning staff from Justice, Health, Energy, Agriculture along with staff from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Food Standards Agency took part.(d) Approximately 15-20 staff from the Scottish Executive participated at some time during the exercise.