§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library the most recent environmental and radiological survey undertaken at and around the Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, test range. [46783]
§ Mr. SpellarThe survey to which the hon. Member refers was conducted by the Radiation Protection Services section (DRPS) of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. Arrangements were made last June, through the Parliamentary Branch of the Ministry of Defence, for an updated list of all unclassified DRPS reports to be placed in the House of Commons Library. The list includes details of published reports of the most recent environmental and radiological survey undertaken at and around the Dundrennan test range in Kirkcudbrightshire. These are DRPS Report No 6/97, "1996 Environmental Depleted Uranium Baseline Survey Report DTEO Kirkcudbright" and DRPS Report No 10/97, "1996 Marine Environmental Survey Report DTEO Kirkcudbright". It was decided at the time that it was not a practical option to place reports (including DRPS Reports 6 and 10/97) themselves in the House Library but that copies would be available on a case by case basis on request. I understand the hon. Member has made such a request and that arrangements are in hand for him to receive copies of the reports in question.