§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answers of 15 February,Official Report, colunns 448–50, what surveillance his Department exercises over Trident contractors, with particular reference to methods of transport used for delivering components and integral parts and the use of foreign-registered ships; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 29 February 1988: Trident contractors are subject to the same supervision as any other MOD suppliers, and the level of supervision is dependent on the security level of the equipment involved. The MOD instructions on security in industry included in these contracts permitted the use of foreign vessels for the transportation of this type of fabrication.