HC Deb 13 April 1988 vol 131 c137W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many nuclear-powered submarines he expects to have been taken out of service by the year 2000; and what proposals he is considering for their decommissioning.

Mr. Sainsbury

On current plans 10 nuclear-powered submarines will have been taken out of service by the year 2000. Sea disposal of the entire submarine, land burial of the intact reactor compartment and piecemeal disposal of the reactor machinery in a deep disposal site to be

Inward investment into Wales by county from 1 April 1983 to 31 December 1987
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Total
County Project Investment £ Millions Project Investment £ Millions Project Investment £ Millions Project Investment £ Millions Project Investment £ Millions Project Investment £ Millions
Clwyd 2 120.1 5 29.1 10 39.7 22 49.9 29 45.8 68 284.6
Dyfed 1 3 6.0 5 10.5 1 27.0 7 12.9 17 56.4
Gwent 6 3.0 18 51.8 15 22.8 23 38.8 17 69.6 79 186.1
Gwynedd 1 1 0.8 1 3 0.7 6 1.5
Mid Glamorgan 3 9.9 8 25.7 23 49.3 24 37.6 30 66.1 88 188.6
Powys 2 0.6 1 0.1 3 0.7
South Glamorgan 6 28.0 7 29.3 10 18.9 2 0.2 13 37.3 38 113.8
West Glamorgan 3 0.4 3 21.2 4 16.5 8 22.2 13 6.5 31 66.9
Total Wales 22 161.4 45 163.9 69 158.3 81 175.7 113 239.0 330 898.6

NoteInvestment figures have been individually rounded and therefore may not equal totals.

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