§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of(a) elected members of local authorities and (b) officials of local authorities who have been permitted to visit any part of the Menwith Hill station during the past five years.
§ Mr. HanleyA number of elected representatives from local authorities in the vicinity of Menwith Hill, and their officials, have been to the station in the last five years, for social events or for local planning reasons. Detailed records of exact numbers are not, however, available for the period in question. Such visits have not included any briefing on the role of the station or any access to operation areas.