Defence written question – answered at on 22 November 2010.
Paul Flynn
Labour, Newport West
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 9 September 2010, Official Report, column 623W, on AWE Aldermaston: fires, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Atomic Weapons Establishment emergency plan for dealing with incidents in the AWE Aldermaston conventional explosives area.
Peter Luff
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Yes; copies of the document will be placed in the library of the House. However, parts of this document are classified and will require redaction prior to its placement.
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