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<p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Ministry of Defence work
closely on defence policy in relation to Scotland.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Naval Base
Clyde, in conjunction with external authorities, routinely conduct practical Emergency
Arrangements exercises which cover maximum credible incidents and meet statutory and
regulatory requirements, at both Faslane and Coulport. Over the last 12 months, exercises
have included nine independently controlled and assessed fire exercises, involving
vessel crews and on-site Fire and Rescue Services.</p><p>There have been structured
tabletop exercises and four successful practical demonstrations of the revised on-site
Fire and Rescue crews’ response in November 2020, to the satisfaction of the MOD specialist
authority. In August 2021, a practical Naval Base fire and rescue exercise was conducted
jointly with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.</p><p> </p>
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