Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 5 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 July 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 18 July 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Tritium

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has made (a) an estimate of the current rate of depletion of the stock of tritium held by the Government for military purposes, (b) an estimate of the total amount of the tritium currently held and (c) an assessment of when these stocks will need to be replenished with new sources of tritium if the UK's current nuclear capability is to be maintained.

Answer

[holding answer 11 July 2005 ]: Yes.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

10726; 436 c1327W;436 c1327W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Tritium