HC Deb 10 November 1987 vol 122 c161W
18. Mr. Richard Shepherd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs will be created by the placing of an order for HMS Victorious.

Mr. Sainsbury

At its peak, work on HMS Victorious, the second Trident submarine, is estimated to provide jobs for about 3,000 people at VSEL in Barrow, and about 2,000 elsewhere in the United Kingdom.