To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the RAF Clearance of Chemical Warfare Sites Committee was established; what its remit is; what its membership is; and what the current security classification is of its papers and minutes. [33802]

The Committee was established in 1949, but subsequently disestablished, probably in the 1950s.I will write to my hon. Friend once further inquiries are complete.Under current arrangements, clearance of RAF sites is arranged through consultation between the relevant parties, including Defence Lands, the RAF Infrastructure Organisation and the RAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.