Proceeding contribution from Earl of Mar and Kellie (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 May 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Nuclear Deterrent.

Nuclear Deterrent

My Lords, in the context of possible Scottish political independence, may I ask my noble friend two questions? First, is the life expectancy of the bases at Faslane and Coulport dependent on particular types of submarine and, secondly, has his department begun to consider the possibility of those two bases becoming a treaty port, as occurred at four Irish ports under the 1921 treaty with Ireland?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 727 c1403
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Costs Nuclear weapons Procurement Nuclear disarmament Safety Nuclear submarines
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Nuclear Deterrent

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