HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 c141W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the total quantities of(a) plutonium and (b) highly enriched uranium, in the dedicated defence stockpile. [25294]

Mr. Soames

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement on 14 June 1994,Official Report, column 536, to the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen).

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what happens to the fissile material in pre-existing nuclear weapons that are de-commissioned; to what extent it is available for use in new weapons; and if he will make a statement. [26912]

Mr. Freeman

Fissile material from redundant nuclear weapons is reprocessed for use in new weapons.