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Written question asked by Martin Caton (Labour) on Friday, 6 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 12 December 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the discovery of unexploded ordnance by Transco in the Brecon Beacons area.
Answer

Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the discovery of unexploded ordnance by Transco in the Brecon Beacons area. [86833] Dr. Moonie: An amount of unexploded ordnance, believed to date from the Second World War period, was found earlier this year by Transco while working on a pipeline scheme in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The police were informed and the ordnance was subsequently disposed of by the Army.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86833; 396 c429W;396 c430W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Bomb disposal Firing ranges Transco Bannau Brycheiniog
Link
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