§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the licensing of atomic weapons establishments sites; and if he will make a statement. [15649]
§ Mr. FreemanAgreement has been reached between the Government, the Health and Safety Executives nuclear installations inspectorate and Hunting-BRAE Ltd., the operating contractor of AWE, that the AWE sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield should be licensed during 1997 under the provisions of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965. Work has already started on achieving this.