Dockyards (Hansard, 29 June 1993)

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Hunt class refits are to be carried out at Rosyth:
(2) how many aircraft carriers are to be (a) refitted before 2005 and (b) allocated to Rosyth;
(3) if he will list for each year until 2005, the guaranteed surface ship refits allocated to Rosyth dockyard; what is his estimate of the number of man weeks, per vessel; and how many jobs he attributes to each refit;
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(4) what is the proportion of refit expenditure he expects to be paid to (a) Rosyth and (b) Devonport in 1993 and in each year until 2005;
(5) what is his estimate of the restructuring costs for (a) Rosyth and (b) Devonport under his proposals announced on 24 June;
(6) how many (a) type 42, (b) type 23 and (c) type 22 refits are (i) allocated to Rosyth and (ii) guaranteed to Rosyth between now and 2005;
(7) if he will list the job numbers for each year until 2005 in defence work he has estimated to be attributed to (a) Rosyth and (b) Devonport;
(8) what is his estimate of the costs of defence refitting each year until 2005; and what is the amount he expects will be paid to (a) Rosyth, (b) Devonport and (c) other shipyards.

§ Mr. Aitken
As my right hon. and learned Friend said in the House on 24 June,Official Report, column 449, further information relating to the Government's conclusions regarding future refitting arrangements for the Royal Navy will be published in a consultative document which will provide a basis for consultation with the parties concerned. This document will be issued next week.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the construction of the nuclear storage facility at Rosyth;
(2) when he will remove all nuclear waste from Rosyth.

§ Mr. Aitken
The nuclear storage facility at Rosyth is required to provide a temporary local integrated complex to store items and materials arising from the continuing nuclear refitting and decommissioning work at Rosyth dockyard.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) where the decommissioned Polaris submarines will now be stored; and if he will make a statement;
(2) when he expects to move all decommissioned submarines from Rosyth;
(3) when he expects to move the Dreadnought submarine from Rosyth.

§ Mr. Aitken
Our present policy is that decommissioned nuclear submarines, including Polaris, will continue to be stored afloat at the location where they are decommissioned, pending eventual disposal. This policy is kept under review. As my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Defence said in the Trident refit debate on 24 June, columns 449–58, this will be the subject of further consideration.