Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2008, Official Report, column 597W, on influenza, which critical national infrastructure industries participated in the Winter Willow exercise in 2007;
Answer
The armed forces were not directly involved in exercise Winter Willow. However, the Ministry of Defence were involved in planning the exercise and observing Cabinet Office briefing room discussions.In addition to the health sector, other sectors within the critical national infrastructure industries that participated in the Winter Willow exercise included the:"Food sector—a range of manufacturers, retailers, primary producers, and wholesalers;""Water sector—several water companies;""Fuel sector—representatives for fuel refiners and retailers; and""Transport sector—a range of transport operators covering buses, trains, air travel and shipping."