Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many accidents there have been at HM Naval Base Clyde and Royal Navy Armaments Depot Coulport in each of the last five years.

The information requested covers a number of different Ministry of Defence departments and contractors working at these locations. While each area holds records, these are held in different formats and to different criteria. As such, the information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

I have therefore commissioned officials to compile the best available statistics. I will write to the hon. Member with these before the House rises.