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Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what environmental impact assessment has been conducted on the planned hydrodynamics explosives testing facility at Awe Aldermaston; and what his estimate is of the cost of the facility.
Answer

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what environmental impact assessment has been conducted on the planned hydrodynamics explosives testing facility at AWE Aldermaston; and what his estimate is of the cost of the facility. [189341] Mr. Ingram: A number of options for such a facility are still under consideration and mature costings are therefore not available. Environmental impact is one of a range of issues that will be addressed in the normal way as our plans develop.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c1865W;424 c1863W; 189341
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Explosives Environmental impact assessment Testing AWE Aldermaston
Link
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