§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions nuclear submarines docked in British ports in the last three years; and if he will list those ports.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe numbers of occasions during the last three years on which nuclear-powered submarines have docked in British civil ports are as follows:
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Number of visits 1986 1987 1988 Cardiff 2 0 3 Liverpool 4 2 4 Southampton 0 1 1 In addition nuclear-powered submarines have made use of offshore berths at the locations listed below. Data on the use of these is recorded as an aggregate of numbers of days rather than by number of visits:
Days in use 1986 1987 1988 Rothesay 4 7 8 Loch Striven 13 0 0 Loch Goil 0 0 1 Brodick Bay 7 1 3 Portree 6 2 15 Broadford Bay 0 2 6 Torbay 0 3 6 Offshore berths are covered by public safety schemes or special safety schemes, as are all ports where nuclear-powered submarines actually dock.