§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the United States Air Force personnel to be employed at Caerwent will live on or outside the site.
§ Mr. ReynoldsBoth.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an assurance that he will inform the House before any decision is taken to use the Royal Naval Propellant Factory site at Caerwent for the storage of nuclear weapons.
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§ Mr. ReynoldsCaerwent will not be used for the storage of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States Air Force personnel he expects to be employed on the site now occupied by the Royal Naval Propellant Factory at Caerwent, Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThirty-five; there will also be 69 members of the U.S. Army and 12 civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what undertakings he has obtained from the United States Air Force as to the extent to which the 150 employees needed by them at Caerwent will be drawn from those currently employed on the site.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAny existing employee who applies will be considered.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people will be made redundant as a result of the decision to grant the use of the Royal Naval Propellant Factory site at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, to the United States Air Force.
§ Mr. ReynoldsNone at Caerwent. Over the next two years Caerwent will take the stores now held at the U.S. Army depots at Fauld, Bramshall and Ditton Priors; these depots will then close. The number that will be redundant is not yet known.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an assurance that all United Kingdom safety regulations will be operative in the transport, handling and storage of weapons by United States forces at Caerwent, Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. ReynoldsYes.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence by what date he expects that 800 local civilians will be employed by the United States Air Force at Caerwent, Monmouthshire.
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§ Mr. Reynolds1972.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many local employees he expects to be employed by the United States Air Force at Caerwent by 1970.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout 600.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the break clauses in the lease to the United States Air Force of the site at Caerwent now used by the Royal Naval Propellant Factory.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe use of the site will be reviewed as circumstances require.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an assurance that his Department will consult with the Severnside survey to ensure that the use of the site at Caerwent by the United States Air Force does not conflict with the long-term plans for the area.
§ Mr. ReynoldsMy right hon. Friend will consider any new development arising from the Severnside Study which is important enough to justify a review.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consult with the Chepstow Rural District Council about the housing requirements of the United States Servicemen to be stationed at Caerwent, Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe effect of the requirement will be discussed with the council.
§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an assurance that, following the United States Air Force takeover of the site at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, he will be willing to consider, in consultation with the local authorities, any new development, whether arising from the Severn-side study or otherwise, of sufficient importance to justify such a fresh look at the proper use of the site.
§ Mr. ReynoldsYes.