Question reference: S3W-01897
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 3 July 2007
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Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 July 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding increasing security at seaports around the Scottish coast and what action has been taken on the matter.
Answer
There is regular contactwith the UK Government at both ministerial and official level on a range of securityissues, including the security of sea ports.
The police, in partnershipwith the UK Border and Immigration Agency and HM Revenue and Customs, work withthe port operators to ensure that the security at sea ports in Scotland is appropriate to the local circumstances.