Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (Staff)

HC Deb 21 March 1961 vol 637 c34W

71. Mr. Emery

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what percentage of the staff at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, were non-scientific and scientific personnel, respectively, in 1955, 1957, and 1960.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

I am informed by the Atomic Energy Authority that the non-industrial staff at Aldermaston were divided between scientific and non-scientific personnel as follows:

—	Scientific	Non-Scientific
			per cent.	per cent.
1955	…	…	36.7	63.3
1957	…	…	39	61
1960	…	…	41	59