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| Brown unveils security strategy | Brown unveils security strategy |
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| Gordon Brown has set out plans to deal with national emergencies such as terror, disease pandemics and flooding. | Gordon Brown has set out plans to deal with national emergencies such as terror, disease pandemics and flooding. |
| The National Security Strategy also proposes that the "national register of risks" be made available to the public. | The National Security Strategy also proposes that the "national register of risks" be made available to the public. |
| The prime minister said the number of security service staff would rise to 4,000 and that there would be new moves to secure the UK against cyber-attacks. | The prime minister said the number of security service staff would rise to 4,000 and that there would be new moves to secure the UK against cyber-attacks. |
| He also said there would be a 1,000 person civilian task force to be sent to trouble-spots around the world. | He also said there would be a 1,000 person civilian task force to be sent to trouble-spots around the world. |
| This would include police, emergency services and judges and would be put on standby to help failing states and countries emerging from conflict. | This would include police, emergency services and judges and would be put on standby to help failing states and countries emerging from conflict. |
| Commitment bonus | Commitment bonus |
| Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Brown said Britain would use diplomacy to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world. | Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Brown said Britain would use diplomacy to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world. |
| Among other changes, he also said there would be £15,000 commitment bonuses for long-serving military personnel and a £20m fund to help armed forces purchase homes. | Among other changes, he also said there would be £15,000 commitment bonuses for long-serving military personnel and a £20m fund to help armed forces purchase homes. |
| SECURITY STRATEGY National 'register of risks'Increase security services personnel to 4,000Civilian task force to be sent to trouble spotsEfforts to reduce numbers of nuclear weapons around the world£15,000 bonus to long-serving armed forces staffRegional counter-terrorism centres to help policeMoves to protect UK from cyber-attacksReview of role of reserve forces In full: Brown's statement class="" href="/1/hi/uk_politics/7304851.stm">Analysis: Modern threats | |
| Four regional counter-terrorism units and four regional intelligence units would be set up to help the police. | Four regional counter-terrorism units and four regional intelligence units would be set up to help the police. |
| Meanwhile, the government has launched a review of the role of the Territorial Army and other reserve forces. | Meanwhile, the government has launched a review of the role of the Territorial Army and other reserve forces. |
| Mr Brown said threats to Britain had "changed out of all recognition" in recent years and that tactics had to alter accordingly. | Mr Brown said threats to Britain had "changed out of all recognition" in recent years and that tactics had to alter accordingly. |
| "Our new approach to security also means improved local resilience against emergencies, building and strengthening local capacity to respond effectively in a range of circumstances from floods to possible terrorism incidents," he said. | "Our new approach to security also means improved local resilience against emergencies, building and strengthening local capacity to respond effectively in a range of circumstances from floods to possible terrorism incidents," he said. |
| "Not the old Cold War idea of civil defence but a new form of civil protection that combines expert preparedness for potential emergencies with greater local engagement of individuals and families themselves." | "Not the old Cold War idea of civil defence but a new form of civil protection that combines expert preparedness for potential emergencies with greater local engagement of individuals and families themselves." |
| Mr Brown also announced reforms of the Intelligence and Security Committee, a parliamentary body which oversees the security services MI5 and MI6, and other areas. | Mr Brown also announced reforms of the Intelligence and Security Committee, a parliamentary body which oversees the security services MI5 and MI6, and other areas. |
| He promised "greater transparency" and said the ISC's role would become more like House of Commons select committees, which hold their sessions mainly in public rather than in secret. | He promised "greater transparency" and said the ISC's role would become more like House of Commons select committees, which hold their sessions mainly in public rather than in secret. |
| Extreme weather | Extreme weather |
| But Conservative leader David Cameron said the prime minister's statement had "sounded more like a list than a strategy". | But Conservative leader David Cameron said the prime minister's statement had "sounded more like a list than a strategy". |
| The National Security Strategy ranks climate change and extreme weather as being as great a risk to Britain as terrorism. | The National Security Strategy ranks climate change and extreme weather as being as great a risk to Britain as terrorism. |
| But the Conservatives say the government has to set up a permanent security council to implement its strategy, rather than rely on existing committees, or risk becoming "some sort of talking shop". | But the Conservatives say the government has to set up a permanent security council to implement its strategy, rather than rely on existing committees, or risk becoming "some sort of talking shop". |
| A report by think-tank Demos warned recently that the government was "lurching from one crisis to another" and leaving the country vulnerable to attack. | A report by think-tank Demos warned recently that the government was "lurching from one crisis to another" and leaving the country vulnerable to attack. |
| It said: "The forthcoming national security strategy is a step in the right direction but its aim must be to transform our outdated and compartmentalised national security architecture. | It said: "The forthcoming national security strategy is a step in the right direction but its aim must be to transform our outdated and compartmentalised national security architecture. |
| "Unless we have joined-up government of national security, we will be vulnerable through the cracks." | "Unless we have joined-up government of national security, we will be vulnerable through the cracks." |