HC Deb 25 January 2002 vol 378 cc1114-5W
Mr. Alan Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States personnel have visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each of the last three years; and from which United States departments and establishments these visitors have come. [28257]

Mr. Hoon

The number of United States personnel who visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each of the last three years is shown as follows:

  • 1999—there were 100 visits involving 365 different people
  • 2000—there were 98 visits involving 384 different people
  • 2001—there were 87 visits involving 296 different people
  • (in each year a number of personnel visited more than once).

These visitors were from the following State departments or establishments:

  • Alme Associates—Government Contractor
  • Applied Research Associates
  • Allied Signal, Kansas City
  • Bechtel Nevada
  • Central Intelligence Agency
  • Chew and Associates Incorporated
  • 1115W
  • Department Internal Audit
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Energy HQ and Operations
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • Honeywell Kansas City Plant
  • ITT Industries
  • Kaiser Hill—Consultants
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
  • Lockhead Martin Technology Services
  • Logicon RDA
  • Mound, Miamisburg
  • National Nuclear Security Agency
  • Naval Research Laboratory
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Pantex Plant
  • Picatinny Arsenal
  • Program Management Office, Strategic Systems Programs
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Pro2serve—Consultants
  • Science Applications International Corporation
  • Schmitt—Consultants
  • Sandia National Laboratory
  • Space Electronics—Consultants
  • Special Projects UK Office
  • Strategic Systems Programs
  • Titan Corporation
  • University of California
  • US Strategic Command
  • Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge.