§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans are being discussed with Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to improve facilities for the 143W collection and eventual discharge of water that accumulates in the North Ponds area of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston; what the estimated cost of improvements will be; and when he expects work will be completed. [26349]
§ Mr. FreemanImprovements in the water management arrangements in the North Ponds area of the Aldermaston site have been devised in consultation with Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution and other regulatory bodies. The work is expected to cost several million pounds and be completed in 1997.