§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department became aware of a number of earthquakes taking place in the Faslane area between 1985 and 1991; and what were the dates and sizes of the earthquakes on the Richter scale.
§ Mr. FreemanThere was a seismic event at Dunoon, some 10 miles from Faslane, in September 1985 which 271W measured locally 3.3 on the Richter scale. There was a second event near Ardentinny on the west side of Loch Long in June 1991, which measured locally 2.0 on the Richter scale. My Department became aware of both events shortly after they occurred.