§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of roof and other insulation material at the Royal Naval Armament Depot, Beith, is made of asbestos; what work is currently under way to replace this material; and what is the planned date by which the removal of all asbestos from the site will be completed.
§ Mr. ChopeI have been asked to reply.
Insulation material containing asbestos is present in the roof of one building at RNAD Beith. Asbestos material was used in the construction of some 15–20 per cent. of the remaining buildings on the site. Building components containing asbestos are replaced under normal maintenance procedures when they become life expired, and there is no planned date for the removal of all asbestos from the site.