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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Radioactive Materials: Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of the average cost of a round trip made by a truck cargo heavy duty convoy.
Answer

The costs of a convoy move are wide-ranging and include, for example, the Atomic Weapons Establishment operations, Ministry of Defence Police and Royal Marine support, the monitoring of the operation, activities at the Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport and nuclear accident response assets held in readiness during convoy operations.This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
297787; 499 c237W
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Radioactive materials Transport
Link
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