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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 18 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Nuclear Weapons: Testing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason his Department commissioned an exercise to decontaminate the atomic test sites on Kiritimati in 2005.
Answer

Work on Kiritimati Island was commissioned in response to a request from the Government of Kiribati for the removal of the military waste (not necessarily decontamination) resulting from military activity during the 1950s and 1960s.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c107W; 246872
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Contamination Nuclear weapons Testing Christmas Island
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk