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1701418

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long the vanguard-class submarines have been on patrol at sea on average in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	22043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has successfully maintained Operation RELENTLESS, the Continuous At Sea Deterrent, for an unbroken 55 years. We do not disclose details of the Operation, including the duration of time spent at sea, as such information could be used to undermine the security and capability of the mission and our personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/04/2024 14:39:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1700262

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	21095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of Nuclear Site Event Reports (NSERs) at Coulport and Faslane recorded between January 2023 to April 2024. These are shown according to their categorisation using criteria agreed locally in 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2023</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2024</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Industry Good Practice and in common with other defence and civil nuclear sites, His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde has a well-established system for raising NSERs.</p><p> </p><p>NSERs are raised to foster a robust safety culture that learns from experience, whether that is equipment failures, human error, procedural failings, documentation shortcoming or near-misses.</p><p> </p><p>The safety significance of all reported events remains low and are below Level 1, the lowest of the seven-point Internal Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES).</p><p> </p><p>None of the events caused harm to the health of any member of staff on the Naval Base or to any member of the public or have resulted in any radiological impact to the environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 15:23:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1610295

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	180428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of Nuclear Site Event Reports (NSERs) at Coulport and Faslane recorded between January 2022 to March 2023. These are shown according to their categorisation using criteria agreed locally in 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2022</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2023</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Industry Good Practice and in common with other defence and civil nuclear sites, His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde has a well-established system for raising NSERs.</p><p> </p><p>NSERs are raised to foster a robust safety culture that learns from experience, whether that is equipment failures, human error, procedural failings, documentation shortcoming or near-misses.</p><p> </p><p>The safety significance of all reported events remains low and are below Level 1, the lowest of the seven-point Internal Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES).</p><p> </p><p>None of the events caused harm to the health of any member of staff on the Naval Base or to any member of the public or have resulted in any radiological impact to the environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:12:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1506986

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154058 on Clyde Naval Base and RNAD Coulport: Navy, and with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2021 to Question 184494 on Navy: Scotland, for what reason providing the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	51736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>In preparation for the answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154058 the Department understood that a manual trawl through personnel files would be required to answer the question, which resulted in a disproportionate cost response. A different methodology was used for the answer in April 2021 and using that same approach I am now able to provide the following information in answer to the hon. Member's Questions 154058, 154059 and 154060 of 14 April 2022.</p><p>At 1 April 2022, a total of 3,751 uniformed Royal Navy Service Personnel were stationed at locations in Argyll and Bute, which comprise the Faslane and Coulport sites. Of these, 1,367 personnel were Scottish taxpayers, which translates to 36% of the total.</p><p>At 1 April 2022, 534 uniformed contractors were employed at Faslane. Of these, 478 were Scottish taxpayers, which translates to 90% of the total.</p><p>At 1 April 2022, 409 uniformed contractors were employed at Coulport. Of these, 364 were Scottish taxpayers, which translates to 89% of the total.</p><p>These figures reflect Ministry of Defence Police and Ministry of Defence Guard Service employees, who are Ministry of Defence civilian employees. The term 'uniformed contractor' has been translated to mean those employees who are neither civilian contractor, non-uniform civilian, or Service Personnel.</p><p>At 1 April 2022, 1,026 civilian employees who are not contractors were employed at Faslane. Of these, 942 were Scottish taxpayers, which translates to 92% of the total.</p><p>At 1 April 2022, 479 civilian employees who are not contractors were employed at Coulport. Of these, 434 were Scottish taxpayers, which translates to 91% of the total.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 28/09/2022 15:22:12 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457849

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of submariners who have received radiation doses in excess of safe limits in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>No submariners have received radiation doses in excess of safe limits in any of the last ten years.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/04/2022 14:49:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457851

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leidos: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to Leidos for the operation of the Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation Programme in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 27 April 2021 to Question 185922.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-22/185922" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-22/185922</a></p><p> </p><p>Updated figures are shown below which indicate payments the Ministry of Defence has made to Leidos to operate the Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation programme from 2020-21 to 2022-23 to date.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£million (ex-VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>416</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The cost for 2021-22 has yet to be finalised and fully paid. The figure for 2022-23 covers the period 1 April 2022 to 19 April 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/04/2022 11:27:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 185922 - Leidos Contracts.docx title Leidos Contracts
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457852

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base and RNAD Coulport: Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of uniformed Royal Navy personnel based at (a) Faslane and (b) Coulport are Scottish taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The requested figures cannot easily be disaggregated due to the format the data is held in and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, it will be the case that anyone who works at these locations and has a Scottish address will pay tax in Scotland. It is estimated that c.90% of staff working at these sites will be Scottish taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 154059 154060 question first answered 21/04/2022 12:26:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457853

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base and RNAD Coulport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of civilian employees who are not contractors based at (a) Faslane and (b) Coulport are Scottish taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The requested figures cannot easily be disaggregated due to the format the data is held in and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, it will be the case that anyone who works at these locations and has a Scottish address will pay tax in Scotland. It is estimated that c.90% of staff working at these sites will be Scottish taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 154058 154060 question first answered 21/04/2022 12:26:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457854

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base and RNAD Coulport: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of uniformed contractors based at (a) Faslane and (b) Coulport are Scottish taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The requested figures cannot easily be disaggregated due to the format the data is held in and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, it will be the case that anyone who works at these locations and has a Scottish address will pay tax in Scotland. It is estimated that c.90% of staff working at these sites will be Scottish taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 154058 154059 question first answered 21/04/2022 12:26:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1457855

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what surplus land in Scotland his Department has disposed of in each of the last five years; who the buyer of each of those areas of land was; and how much was paid for each of those areas of land.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	154061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The names, locations, property descriptions and sale years for sites disposed of in Scotland from 2017 to 2022 are listed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Property Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sale Year (By Financial Year)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STRATHCLYDE VOLUNTEER ESTATE</p></td><td><p>Disposal Part ATC Site, Hillington Park</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LTPA LOCH GOIL</p></td><td><p>Remaining Land 0.164 to Community 0.046 to Castle Carrick</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KIRKCUDBRIGHT TRAINING AREA</p></td><td><p>25 sq m site for electricity sub station with associated servitude rights for overhead and underground cabling</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS LINKSWOOD</p></td><td><p>Part of field south of redundant GPSS site Linkswood</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS LINKSWOOD</p></td><td><p>Amenity land north of redundant GPSS site Linkswood</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VULCAN NAVAL REACTOR TEST ESTABLISHMENT</p></td><td><p>Former family quarter</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VULCAN NAVAL REACTOR TEST ESTABLISHMENT</p></td><td><p>Service Family Accommodation</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VULCAN NAVAL REACTOR TEST ESTABLISHMENT</p></td><td><p>Single Living Accommodation</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS TURRIFF</p></td><td><p>Redundant GPSS site Turriff</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS LINKSWOOD</p></td><td><p>Redundant GPSS site, Linkswood</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS HEATHFIELD</p></td><td><p>Redundant GPSS site, Heathfield</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPSS FORFAR</p></td><td><p>Redundant GPSS site, Forfar</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEUCHARS STATION</p></td><td><p>Telecommunications Site, Outhmuir</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRAMPIAN VOLUNTEER ESTATE</p></td><td><p>Surplus land to rear of Army Reserve Centre</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD CALEDONIA</p></td><td><p>Solum of Foreshore and Seabed</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RRS SAXA VORD</p></td><td><p>Old Radar Station, Vallafield RAF</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARELOCHEAD TRAINING AREA</p></td><td><p>Land at Feorlinbreck and Carpark/Playpark at Upland Wynd, Garelochhead</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The purchaser details and sale prices for the disposed sites has been withheld in view of the contractual confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2022 12:34:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock