§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) civil and (b) military personnel were employed at the Clyde submarine base in each year since 1990; and how many of the civil employees were engaged on construction work.
§ Mr. SoamesEstimated number of MOD civilians and shore-based military staff employed at the Clyde submarine base, Faslane, in each year since 1990 are as follows. The construction of the Trident facilities was carried out by contractors. There was only limited involvement of MOD civilian staff in this work, details of which are not held centrally.
Year Civilian personnel Military personnel 1990 2,183 1,581 1991 2,310 1,551 1992 2,224 1,486 1993 2,362 1,418 1994 2,460 1,357