§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 12 January 1998,Official Report, columns 132–33, on the cost of decommissioning old buildings and equipment at AWE Aldermaston, when he expects to be able to provide the information. [28226]
§ Mr. SpellarIt is a convention that detailed information as to the outcome of the Department's Long Term Costings, of which the decommissioning of old buildings and equipment at AWE Aldermaston forms a part, and the projections and assumptions on which they are based, are not published. Accordingly, I am withholding this information under exemption 2, internal discussions and advice, of the Code of Practice on Government Information.