§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which locations nuclear warheads withdrawn from active service are stored; and if he will make a statement on the use to which nuclear material recovered from redundant warheads is put. [156376]
§ Mr. HoonNuclear warheads are stored at Faslane and Coulport, before they are returned to the Atomic Weapons Establishment for dismantling.
Nuclear material retained for defence purposes, including that recovered from redundant warheads, is recycled within the UK's defence programme. Nuclear material recovered from redundant warheads which is surplus to defence needs either has been or will be transferred into safeguard arrangements and will be subject to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency.