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Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Friday, 18 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 December 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Porton Down

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what records his Department has retained relating to pre-1975 visits to South Africa by employees of Porton Down.
Answer

[holding answer 23 November 2005]: Records from before 1975, relating to overseas visits by employees of the Ministry of Defence Porton Down, have been destroyed in accordance with routine file management.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2763W; 31255
Session
2005-06
Subjects
South Africa Visits abroad Chemical Defence Establishment
Link
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