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Written question asked by Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 26 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Monday, 31 October 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident Submarines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 49731, on Trident submarines, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be created in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK from the investment in the Successor submarines.

Answer

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

Naval Base Clyde is one of the largest employment sites in Scotland, with around 6,800 military and civilian jobs now (including contractors), increasing to around 8,200 by 2022 when the base will become the home for the all of the Royal Navy's operational submarines.

As of 1 July there were 10,220 military personnel and 3,840 Defence civilians based in Scotland.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
50391
Session
2016-17
Related items
Trident Submarines
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Job creation Trident submarines
Link
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