§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 24 January 2000,Official Report, column 78W, on Nancekuke, what the scrap metal was composed of, in what quantity it was found and on what dates and what was the obsolete plant. [107634]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 31 January 2000]: Documentary evidence states that the scrap metal consisted of decontaminated chemical plant, service pipework, cubicle fronts and structural steelwork. The actual quantities are unknown. It is considered that the majority of materials would have been dumped between the closure decision in 1976 and the vacation of the site by the Chemical Defence Establishment in 1978. I am not aware of any documentary evidence as to the nature of the `obsolete plant' referred to in the question.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 24 January 2000,Official Report, column 70W, on Nancekuke, if he will place in the Library a map indicating the exact locations of the mineshafts; and if all mineshafts were examined in 1991 by the National Rivers Authority. [107635]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 31 January 2000]: A copy of a map indicating the locations of the relevant mineshafts will be placed in the Library of the House. Water sampling was conducted by the National Rivers Authority between 1990 and 1992, and there is no evidence of mineshafts having been examined.