Des Browne
The latest available figure for civilian jobs that directly rely upon the Trident programme in Scotland is 859, as at December 2006. It was estimated at that point that there were a further 250 indirect civilian jobs based on employment relating to support activities to the Trident programme.
The 859 direct jobs are broken down by location as follows:
Location Number HM Naval Base Clyde (Faslane) 48 Royal Navy Armament Depot Coulport 541 Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment 270 Total 859