§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many items of metal have been excavated in land adjacent to the Defence Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre at Winterbourne Gunner; and how many were(a) buried ordnance, (b) ordnance containing liquid of military origin and (c) assorted non-ordnance items; and if he will make a statement. [65430]
§ Mr. SpellarThe number of items of metal which have been excavated in land adjacent to the Defence Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre at Winterbourne Gunner is 3,414. Of these, 382 were buried ordnance, 8 were ordnance containing liquid and 3,032 were assorted non-ordnance items.
The items of ordnance containing liquid are currently at the Chemical and Biological Defence Centre at Porton awaiting analysis to determine the nature of the liquid.