HC Deb 12 July 1982 vol 27 c301W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the date on which contract drawings and specifications were sent out to firms invited to tender for the Royal Air Force nuclear bunker at Bradenham; and what was the date on which officials had firm instructions to start work on preparing the drawings and specifications.

Sir George Young

The contract drawings and specification for the new underground operations centre at RAF High Wycombe were issued with tender invitation documents on 9 September 1981.

Instructions to proceed with the design work, finally leading to the production of these drawings, were given in September 1980.