§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many series of technical papers or reports are being produced by the health and safety department of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston; and what are the names of each series.[15618]
§ Mr. SpellarThe AWE Directorate of Environment, Safety and Health (DESH) does not produce formal series of technical papers or reports, although papers are produced when required for conferences or other purposes. The DESH also produces an Annual Environment, Safety and Health Report, a Quarterly Health and Safety Report and a Monthly Report to the Environment Agency on Discharges from AWE. As I said previously on July 22 1997,Official Report, column 529, no numerical details of reports and papers produced by AWE divisions are held centrally.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Facilities Project Division at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston was set up; what its purpose is; how many series of technical papers are currently being produced by this division; and what are the names of each series.[15619]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Project Director Facilities Division was set up in 1986 and disbanded in 1991. Its purpose was to oversee the major programme of building and refurbishment projects then underway at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston. Since the Division no longer exists, no technical papers are being produced.