Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Ronnie Cowan Excerpts
Monday 18th April 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)
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With both the existing Trident programme and the potential Successor programme in mind, will the Minister tell me what measures his Department is taking to identify unexploded ordnance in the River Clyde?

Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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The Department places the safety of our nuclear fleet at the highest possible level. There are continuous attempts to ensure that any potential threats to our submarines are monitored. If the hon. Gentleman has something specific he would like to draw to our attention he should do so, and I am happy to meet him to discuss it.