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Written question asked by Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 20 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident Submarines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of British jobs involved in the Trident successor programme as a result of the recent decision to use French steel in the Successor submarines.

Answer

The Successor programme represents billions of pounds of investment in thousands of British jobs, across hundreds of firms, from Scotland to the South of England.

Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we encourage them to take the opportunity to bid.

85% of BAE Systems supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49731
Session
2016-17
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Subjects
Employment France Iron and steel Trident submarines
Link
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