§ Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the past and present major facilities, their functions, date of commissioning and source of capital funding at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston.
§ Mr. PattieIt would not be in the public interest to publish all the information requested, but I shall forward to the hon. Member a recent brochure which provides some related information.
All capital costs of the facilities detailed in the brochure were met from public funds.
§ Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any work connected with the fast reactor research programme is currently, or ever has been, carried out at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston.
§ Mr. PattieNo work connected with the fast reactor research programme is currently being done at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, but during the 1960s and early 1970s, AWRE Aldermaston carried out an extensive programme for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in connection with fast reactor fuel fabrication.