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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 5 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2015. A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 12 March 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Nuclear Installations: Safety

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the protected nuclear safety baseline staff complement numbers are for each of the nuclear authorities within his Department; and how many personnel were in post authorisees as of 31 December 2014.

Answer

The following table summarises the number of nuclear organisational baseline posts for Authorisees within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the number of personnel (military, civilian or contractor) in these MOD posts as of 31 December 2014.

MOD Authorisee

Posts

Personnel in post

Chief Strategic Systems Executive

<10

<10

Strategic Weapons Project Team

120

120

Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport

120

110

Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde

230

220

Nuclear Propulsion Project Team

100

90

Naval Reactor Test Establishment Vulcan

<10

<10

Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

A nuclear organisational baseline is a requirement of the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator. Some, but not all, baseline posts require Nuclear Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (NSQEP), and not all NSQEP are employed in baseline posts.

None of the vacancies are in posts categorised as safety critical. The vacancies have not impaired the MOD’s ability to deliver the Defence Nuclear Programme safely.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226484
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Staff Ministry of Defence Safety Nuclear installations
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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