HC Deb 11 May 1998 vol 312 cc1-2W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Weapon Diagnostic Division at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, was set up; what is the purpose of this division; how many series of technical papers or reports are currently being produced by this division; and what are the names of each series. [40754]

Mr. Spellar

The Weapon Diagnostic Division of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston was created in 1979 and disbanded in 1994. Its function was to diagnose underground test programme results. As it no longer exists, there are no documents currently being produced by the Weapon Diagnostic Division.