Submarine facilities

Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 173W

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Date: 
6 September, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard - 6 Sep 2010 : Column 173W
 
Mr Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the running costs were of the ballistic missile submarine fleet in the latest period for which figures are available, expressed in cash terms. [11234]

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Herald - Revealed: MoD ignoring risk of terror attacks on Clyde nuke subs

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Date: 
5 September, 2010
Source: 
http://www.heraldscotland.com

Herald source
 
The Ministry of Defence has come under fire from its own expert advisers for failing to take account of the risk of terrorist attack on the nuclear submarine bases on the Clyde.

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Defence Professionals - First composite repairs for nuclear submarine sea tubes

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Date: 
2 August, 2010
Source: 
http://www.defpro.com

Defence Professionals source
An alternative to replacement of corroded sea tubes on the Vanguard class Trident submarines has been developed and applied on HMS Vigilant, using composite repair technology. The new method, which offers significant time and cost savings, has been identified during the current three year Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)) on HMS Vigilant, being undertaken by Babcock at Devonport Royal Dockyard, and implemented by Babcock’s Composite Technology Group.

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Plymouth Herald - Warning that jobs will be lost at Devonport Dockyard if Trident work is delayed

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Date: 
31 July, 2010
Source: 
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk

 

Plymouth Herald source

 

 

The country's largest union has warned that up to 13,000 jobs could be lost across the country if work on the UK's new nuclear deterrent is delayed.

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Commons Hansard - debates - Harvey: Column 70WH

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Date: 
20 July, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 20 July 2010 : Column 70WH
 
Thomas Docherty: Does the Minister understand that his arguments about making decisions based purely on defence would have more credibility in Scotland if the previous Conservative Government had not taken the Trident contract away from Rosyth and sent it to Devonport? That was not in the interests of the MOD or the taxpayer; it was about political chicanery.

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