Written question asked by Robert Key (Conservative) on Monday, 8 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 July 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Friday, 12 July 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Defence Munitions Rationalisation Study 2 included a strategic analysis.

Answer: Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether Defence Munitions Rationalisation Study 2 included a strategic analysis. [68909] Mr. Ingram: Defence Munitions Rationalisation Study 2 was in itself a strategic analysis of the Defence Munitions business. Amongst those elements addressed were: Capacity versus long-term liability Risk to outputs Uniqueness of facilities Transferability of tasks Proximity to customers Health and safety and explosives safety regulations Scale and quality of facilities Cost of transferring tasks Remediation Potential savings to operating costs Potential site realisable value

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