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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles deployed for the movement of (a) nuclear weapons and (b) nuclear materials to and from the atomic weapons establishments at (i) Aldermaston and (ii) Burghfield or in exercises relating thereto have been involved in road traffic (A) incidents and...

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 October 2004

For answer on

26 October 2004

Answered on

26 October 2004

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many vehicles deployed for the movement of (a) nuclear weapons and (b) nuclear materials to and from the atomic weapons establishments at (i) Aldermaston and (ii) Burghfield or in exercises relating thereto have been involved in road traffic (A) incidents and (B) offences, since September 2003, broken down by (1) date and (2) circumstances of the incident; what risk assessment was carried out in each case; whether these assessments are made publicly available; and whether there are outstanding claims from third parties arising from such incidents. [190699] Mr. Ingram: There have been no reported road traffic accidents or incidents in the period since September 2003 involving nuclear weapon/nuclear material convoy vehicles. There have been a number of incidents involving anti-nuclear protestor activity in the vicinity of Ministry of Defence nuclear weapon/nuclear material convoy vehicles, one of which has resulted in a protester being charged with road traffic offences by the Ministry of Defence Police. All convoy movements are assessed in advance to ensure that they are safe and secure, in line with Health and Safety guidelines. A Risk Assessment is carried out by the MDP on completion of every task and any necessary amendments published formally within MOD. This information is not made available to the public as disclosure could potentially be of assistance to terrorists or others who may wish to attack the convoy with a view to endangering security and defence interests and the lives of civilian and service personnel. One MOD claim remains outstanding against a protester. No claims are outstanding against the MOD.

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

425 c1211W; 190699

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on current and future research and development projects to be undertaken by the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire. - Including ref to Defence White Paper of December 2003 Cm 6041-1.

Asked by

Adam Price (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2004

Reference

421 c215W; 170210

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the age profile is of the staff of (a) his Department's Chief Scientific Advisor and (b) the maintenance contractor SERCO who possess the qualifications necessary to (i) maintain the design intent of the current nuclear warheads and (ii) design the next...

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 April 2004

For answer on

10 May 2004

Answered on

10 May 2004

Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the age profile is of the staff of (a) his Department's Chief Scientific Advisor and (b) the maintenance contractor SERCO who possess the qualifications necessary to (i) maintain the design intent of the current nuclear warheads and (ii) design the next generation of warheads; and if he will make a statement. [170338] Mr. Ingram: There are several staff working in the Chief Scientific Adviser's area in support of, and providing advice on the nuclear weapons programme, a number of whom have previously worked at AWE. However, with the exception of one AWE secondee, they are not "qualified" to conduct nuclear warhead design work, since only AWE plc, the design authority under the contract, can "qualify" people to undertake such work. MOD's contract for the management and operation of AWE sites is with AWE Management Limited (AWE ML), a consortium of three equal partners, including SERCO. Responsibility for the day-to-day management of AWE sites is delegated to a separate company, AWE plc, which is owned by AWE ML. It is not possible to categorise the capabilities of qualified AWE plc personnel in the way requested. However, the following table provides data on those AWE plc employees engaged in maintaining the relevant research and development capabilities who are formally qualified to degree level and above. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age range Percentage age of total formally qualified Numbers employed in R and D who are and employed in R and D qualified to degree level and above 20 to 30 26 212 31 to 40 34 282 41 to 50 23 194 51 to 60 15 121 60 plus 2 21 Total 100 830 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

10 May 2004

Reference

421 c131-2W; 170338

House

House of Commons

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