§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 13 November 1996,Official Report, column 220, if he will list the (a) dates, 686W (b) sites visited and (c) purpose of each of the visits made by (i) Delegation Generale pour l'Armement and (ii) Commisariat a l'Energie Atomique officials to the atomic weapons establishments indicating the department represented by the officials. [11517]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotDetails of visits are as follows. It is not possible to be more precise since details are not held centrally.
Date(s) Aldermaston Burghfield Foulness November 1992 March 1993 1 1 2 Financial year 1993–94 4 3 0 Financial year 1994–95 3 1 1 Financial year 1995–96 4 3 1 April 1996—October 1996 4 0 0 The other four visits referred to in the earlier response were to MOD headquarters. I have decided to withhold the information requested about the visits and those involved, under exemption 1 of the code of practice on access to Government information relating to defence, security and international relations.
§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of occasions in each of the last five financial years that personnel from the atomic weapons establishments have visited(a) CEA and (b) DGA facilities. [11483]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotDetails of visits are as follows:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique Delegation Generale pour l'Armement 1991–92 5 5 1992–93 10 6 1993–94 5 3 1994–95 15 — 1995–96 8 2