Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 97491

AWE: Disclosure of Information

Tabled: 5 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified by the Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

All document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified will be published. Over 4,700 records from the Merlin database are currently listed and accessible on The National Archives (TNA) website. Records are being regularly transferred fro...

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