HC Deb 17 December 1993 vol 234 c993W
Mr. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) in what form and quantity(a) chromium, (b) acetone, (c) aluminium hydroxide, (d) ammonium persulphate, (e) benzene, (f) butyl acetate, (g) cadmium, (h) carbon tetrachloride, (i) chloroform, (j) copper, (k) cyanide, (l) 1, 2-dichloroethane, (m) 1, 1-dichloroethylene, (n) ethanol, (o) ethyl acetates, (p) ferric chloride, (q) hexachlorobutadiene, (r) hydrochloric acid, (s) hydrofluoric acid, (t) lanthanum, (u) lead, (v) lithium chloride, (w) manganese, (x) mercury and (y) methyl chloride are used by the atomic weapons establishment, Aldermaston;

(2) in what form and quantity (a) methylene chloride, (b) methyl ethyl ketone, (c) molybdenum, (d) nickel, (e) nitrates, (f) nitric acid, (g) phosphoric acid, (h) selenium, (i) silver, (j) sodium hydroxide, (k) sodium nitrate, (l) sodium thiosulphate, (m) sulphuric acid, (n) tetrachloroethylene, (o) thallium and (p) toluene are used by the atomic weapons establishment, Aldermaston.

Mr. Hanley

Like any major industrial site, university and school laboratory, AWE Aldermaston uses a wide and varied range of chemicals. It is not possible to list the form and quantity in which they are used without disproportionate cost.