To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many security breaches were reported at nuclear power facilities in the United Kingdom in each year since 1997; where each breach occurred; and what the circumstances were of each breach. (164437)

The information requested could be collated only at disproportionate cost. However, since 2001, the Office for Civil Nuclear Security, the security regulator, has produced an annual report entitled “The state of security in the civil nuclear industry and the effectiveness of security regulation”. General information on security breaches and reports made under the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003 can be found within these reports, which can be accessed at

http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/ocns/publications.htm