HC Deb 18 December 1975 vol 902 cc769-70W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many civilians and Service men are employed in connection with the Polaris fleet in each standard industrial region.

Mr. Judd

As stated in the 1975 Defence White Paper, 2,600 military personnel and 3,800 civilian personnel are employed in connection with the Polaris fleet. The great majority of these are at the Clyde Naval Base and Rosyth which are both in the Scottish industrial region.