October 2009

Commons Hansard - Ainsworth: Column 1230W

Date: 
19 October, 2009
Source: 
http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 19 Oct 2009 : Column 1230W
 
Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of (a) the cost and (b) the length of time it would take to decommission Trident and its facilities; and if he will make a statement. [289768]

Commons Hansard - Ainsworth: Column 1469W

Date: 
21 October, 2009
Source: 
http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 21 Oct 2009 : Column 1469W
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the merits of reducing the number of nuclear warheads in the United Kingdom stockpile; what technical capability exists in the UK to dismantle redundant warheads; and whether the UK is able to make use of US expertise on this matter. [294253]

Commons Hansard - Ainsworth: Column 377W

Date: 
28 October, 2009
Source: 
http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 28 Oct 2009 : Column 377W
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the initial gate decision on Trident replacement has been delayed until after the forthcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference; and if he will make a statement. [295105]

AWE - Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract

Date: 
12 August, 2008
Source: 
http://www.awe.co.uk

'1. Definitions
AWE PLC shall be the Atomic Weapons Establishment whose registered office is situated at Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PR Registration No: 02763902.
AWE PLC Site shall be deemed to include all premises operated by AWE PLC including the Aldermaston, Burghfield and Blacknest Sites.'

Amec - AMEC wins multi-million defence design contract

Date: 
26 November, 2007
Source: 
http://www.amec.com

Press release
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a contract from the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE plc) worth up to £13.5 million for the detailed design of facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire.

Costain - Nuclear Capability

Date: 
18 March, 2008
Source: 
http://www.costain-group.com/

Nuclear Capability
'Major investments in MoD sites, notably the development programmes at Aldermaston and Burghfield will also lead to a number of significant major projects [...]

Costain - Analyst/Investor Site Visit

Date: 
8 November, 2006
Source: 
http://www.costain-group.com

Costain Nuclear
Analyst/Investor Site Visit
 
Stephen Wells
Group Business Development Director
 
'AWE Framework agreement £4m in 2006
Forecast £8m in 2007
Positioned for contracting on AWE's investment programme £12bn over next 12 years'

UK Defence Statistics - Private Sector Companies paid £50 million or more by the Ministry of Defence in 2008/09

Date: 
2 October, 2009
Source: 
http://www.dasa.mod.uk

 DASA source
This table shows a subset of the data contained within Table 1.17, providing a listing of the Private Sector Companies that were paid £50 million or more through the Financial Management Shared Service Centre (FMSSC) in 2008/09.

BBC - Shares in UK weapons plant sold

Date: 
20 December, 2008
Source: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk

BBC source
 
The government has sold its last remaining shares in the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire to an American company.

West Berks - Executive Meeting

Date: 
29 January, 2009
Source: 
http://www.westberks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17742&p=0

(a) Question submitted to the Executive Member for Environment and Public Protection by CouncillorQuentin Webb:
 
“Given the number of misleading statements that have been recently made about the future of AWE, could the Executive Member responsible for public protection outline the new ownership arrangements?”