HC Deb 25 October 1993 vol 230 c495W
Ms Mowlam

To 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. Waldegrave

The 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Applications Approved Rejected Deferred Withdrawn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.