Question reference: S2W-31322
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 23 January 2007
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Current status: Answered by George Reid on 1 February 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what measures have been undertaken to assess and address the security implications for the Parliament building complex of the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) Europe being held on 30 and 31 January 2007.
Answer
The security implications ofhosting the 2007 Microsoft Government Leaders Forum have been considered veryseriously. The measures undertaken have been based on advice from Lothian andBorders Police and other security authorities and have drawn on previousexperience of managing events held in the Parliament.