§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has, following his recent statement on open government in relation to documents which continue to be withheld from public scrutiny beyond 30 years, to release documents having a bearing upon the health and safety of participants in Britain's nuclear test programme.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe White Paper on open government (Cm 2290) published on 15 July 1993 states, in paragraph 9.28, that all Departments will, as resources can be made available:
Trust applications in the South East Thames region Applications Approved Rejected Deferred Withdrawn 1st wave 5 1 3 0 1 2nd wave 13 10 3 0 0 3rd wave 13 11 2 0 0 4th wave 12 7 0 15 0 1 Secretary of State will announce her decisions on these five applications at the turn of the year.