§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the current work of the seismological research group.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to the defence seismological centre at Blacknest, Berkshire, an outstation of the atomic weapons research establishment.
The centre is currently undertaking work on methods of detecting and identifying seismic disturbances including the operation of seismometer array stations in the United Kingdom. The centre also provides advice to the Government on seismological monitoring, and the results of much of its work are published from time to time in scientific journals.