§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Chemical Defence Establishment at Porton Down and the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston have any research contracts or agreements with any universities or other institutions of higher education; how many; and with which universities or institutions of higher education.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, has currently 65 research 225W contracts or agreements with 36 universities and other institutions of higher education. The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, has 30 contracts or agreements with 18 universities and other institutions of higher education. It is for the individual universities and institutions concerned to decide whether to make this information available.