Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officials from his Department are assigned to the Atomic Control Office; what changes in numbers of personnel in the Atomic Control Office have been made since 1979; and how many meetings have been held between officials of the Atomic Control Office and officials or political representatives from the United States Government in each year since 1979 on the 1958 United Kingdom-United States mutual defence agreement on atomic energy matters.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn 1979 the complement of the Atomic Control Office (London) (ACO(L)) was four persons. This was increased to five in the spring of 1987. Since January 1986 meetings between ACO(L) personnel and United States officials have averaged two per year. Figures for the years 1979 to 1985 are not readily available and the cost of obtaining them would be disproportionate.