Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Aldermaston Weapons Establishment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of the personnel at the Aldermaston Weapons Establishment are (a) US citizens, (b) employed by US corporations and (c) employed by the US Government, broken down by grade.

Answer: The Atomic Weapons Establishment is managed under Government owned contractor operated (‘GOCO') arrangements. The management and operation company, AWE plc, has the following personnel working at AWE sites:"Five US citizens. This is less than 0.1 per cent. of the total number of personnel. Broken down by grade these are a managing director and four senior managers.""87 subcontractors from US corporations. This equates to approximately 1.6 per cent. of the total number of personnel.""No US Government employees."The breakdown by grade for personnel employed by US corporations could be provided only at disproportionate cost because AWE plc does not hold the information.

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