§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what building and construction works have had to be undertaken at the site of HMS Vulcan in Caithness in preparation for the reactor tests to be undertaken there, as part of the Trident programme;
(2) what is the total projected amount of expenditure required to prepare the HMS Vulcan site for trials to be undertaken there in connection with the Trident programme.
§ Mr. LeeA new shore test facility and associated services are being constructed at the Vulcan naval nuclear propulsion test establishment at an estimated cost of £25 million. This facility will enable the setting up and running of the prototype propulsion system for the Royal Navy's future classes of SSN as well as the SSBN (Trident) 751W submarines. The construction work is due to be completed later this year, but some refurbishment of building and the provision of a new workshop is programmed to take place over the next five years at an estimated cost of £6 million.