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British House of Commons Security Plan Includes Measures to Protect Against WMD Attacks
A new security plan presented today to British parliamentary staff includes several measures for responding to a terrorist attack involving biological or chemical agents, according to the London Evening Standard (see GSN, May 24). During a security briefing to House of Commons staff members, Parliament Sergeant at Arms Michael Cummins said that there is “no specific threat to Parliament at this time.” In a worst-case scenario involving the contamination of London with biological or chemical agents, the new security plan calls for Parliament to be evacuated to a secret location outside of London. The last time British lawmakers convened outside of the capital was in 1681, according to the Evening Standard. The new security plan also orders lawmakers’ staff to remain in place to prevent additional contamination if they open mail containing a biological agent, the Evening Standard reported. Special security measures for the House of Commons chamber, to be detailed later, are expected to include sealing the door of the chamber in the event of a biological attack (Joe Murphy, London Evening Standard, June 24).
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