§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the names are of the secondees from BAE Systems working in his Department; and what work they are engaged in. [81326]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer Monday 25 November 2002]Alan Garwood's appointment as Head of Defence Export Services was announced on 16 September 2002.
I am withholding the names of the other five BAE Systems secondees, in accordance with Exemption 12 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. They are respectively engaged with training on Smart Acquisition; support chain management; logistics capability development; research in electronic warfare and warship support. Additionally, on 4 November, a secondee from BAE Systems began work on air logistics support.
Dates Submarine Refit work April 1970 to May 1972 Valiant First refit and reactor refuel June 1971 to October 1973 Warspite First refit and reactor refuel December 1973 to October 1975 Churchill First refit and reactor refuel May 1974 to October 1976 Dreadnought Second refit, reactor refuel and first decontamination of Primary Loop October 1975 to June 1977 Conqueror First refit and reactor refuel November 1976 to July 1978 Courageous First refit and reactor refuel April 1977 to January 1978 Sovereign Reactor modification January 1978 to February 1980 Valiant Second refit and reactor refuel August 1979 to March 1982 Warspite Second refit and reactor refuel October 1980 to May 1983 Churchill Second refit and reactor refuel March 1982 to March 1983 Dreadnought Decommissioning and defuel Due to the time elapsed since the closure of Chatham dockyard, further information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Jonathan ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how nuclear waste was transported(a) within the former Chatham dockyard and(b) externally; and how it was identified. [82525]
§ Dr. MoonieWithin the dockyard, radioactive waste was moved in suitable containers, and under the supervision of an authorised person, in accordance with the Factories Act 1955 and the national regulations on ionising radiations that were in force at the time. Arrangements for the transportation of low-level waste took account of the route over which the waste had to be moved, and the nature of the waste itself. Waste was routinely moved from the Nuclear Complex to the Solid Waste Disposal Facility, a distance of about one mile, by motor vehicle. Within the Solid Waste Disposal Facility, waste containers were moved by fork-lift truck, although some very low-level wastes were moved over