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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 20 October 2016 to Question 49732, on Trident submarines: iron and steel, what proportion of the BAE supply chain in the UK is based in Scotland.

Answer

It is too early in the Dreadnought submarine programme to be able to provide an estimate of the proportion of the supply chain that will be based in Scotland.

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


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
50532
Session
2016-17
Related items
Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Iron and steel Scotland Trident submarines
Link
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