asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is able to estimate the number of job losses at Royal Navy Armaments Depot, Coulport due to Trident missiles being serviced on board the vessels by members of their crews.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the number of jobs likely to be lost at Royal Navy Armaments Depot, Coulport and at the Faslane base due to the longer duration of patrols to be undertaken by Trident submarines.

The planned pattern of Trident submarine patrols will have no bearing on the employment levels at Faslane and Coulport.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the implications for the pattern of employment, in terms of specific skills, of the proposed refits of the United Kingdom Trident squadron; and what are the implications for the current labour force mix engaged in the Polaris refits.

Trident refits will be undertaken at Rosyth.Employment levels in the royal dockyards are matters for the commercial managers.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence for what purpose the United States navy vessel Vega calls at Royal Navy Armaments Depot, Coulport.

The Vega calls at RNAD, Coulport to deliver material for use in connection with the support of the United Kingdom Polaris programme.