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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident Submarines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many days Trident submarines have not been at sea in each of the last three years.

Answer

The United Kingdom has maintained a continuous at sea deterrent for more than 45 years, during which time we have always had at least one submarine at sea on deterrent patrol.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227189
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Deployment Trident submarines
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk