Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 March 2005. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Monday, 21 March 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 15th March, 432 c189W, on Trident, if he will list the occasions when such incidents occurred while nuclear material was on the jetty.

Answer: Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 15 March 2005, Official Report, column 189W, on Trident, if he will list the occasions when such incidents occurred while nuclear material was on the jetty. [223304] Mr. Hoon: On only one occasion, in September 2004, was nuclear material present on the Explosives Handling Jetty when there was an alarm. However, after investigation, this was found to be a false alarm.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c574W; 223304
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Accidents Nuclear weapons Radioactive materials Trident submarines Trident
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