HC Deb 12 December 2002 vol 396 cc428-30W
Mr. Caton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when and where unexploded ordnance has been found by contractors when clearing publicly accessible military training sites for construction and infrastructure projects since 1972; [86830]

(2) when and where in the UK unexploded ordnance has been found by persons not employed by the Ministry of Defence on (a) byelawed and (b) non-byelawed land since 1972. [86829]

Dr. Moonie

The information is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Caton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the discovery of unexploded ordnance by Transco in the Brecon Beacons area. [86833]

Dr. Moonie

An amount of unexploded ordnance, believed to date from the Second World War period, was found earlier this year by Transco while working on a pipeline scheme in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The police were informed and the ordnance was subsequently disposed of by the Army.