Second World War Ordnance (Badnells Pit Landfill Site) (Hansard, 12 January 2004)

HC Deb 12 January 2004 vol 416 c539W 539W

§ Mrs. May
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what records exist detailing the disposal of ordnance from the Second World War ammunition dump near Slough into the Badnells Pit landfill site near Maidenhead. [147021]

§ Mr. Caplin
MOD research has identified no official records that support claims of the dumping of ammunition in the Badnells Pit landfill site.
The authorised methods of disposal for Service munitions from Service stocks, both during and after the Second World War, did not include dumping in landfill sites. The standard methods of disposal involved the use of sea dumping, burning or the demolition of the material by explosive means.