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Written question asked by Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 8 September 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 September 2015. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Trident Submarines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what modifications will be needed at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport to accept the successor submarine programme; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of adapting the ship-lift facility at HMNB Clyde to accommodate the successor to the Vanguard class submarine; and how much of the money announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 31 August 2015 will be used to undertake that work.

Answer

On 31 August 2015, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that at least £500 million would be made available for the Royal Navy's flagship submarine base HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, securing 6,700 jobs and creating thousands more.

The project to make the necessary adaptations to accommodate the Successor submarine programme at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde and Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport is in its Assessment Phase. The number and scope of modifications will not be known until these assessments are complete.

Similarly, it is not possible to establish precise costings until the project is more mature.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9569
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Expenditure Repairs and maintenance Trident submarines Clyde naval base RNAD Coulport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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