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Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (28 Jun 1988)

Mr Michael Fallon: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the subcontract for the Trident shiplift at Faslane will shortly be awarded either to Harland and Wolff or to Cleveland Bridge in my constituency? Will he confirm that, this time, the competition between Northern Ireland and the north-east will be fair?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (5 May 1987)

Mr Michael Fallon: The Minister has accepted an invitation from me to visit the Cleveland Bridge Company at Darlington, which has recently completed the fabrication of 150 cradles under subcontract to Vickers for the Trident programme and is looking forward to more work in Faslane and Coulport. Will he explain to the work force what will happen to the work load if Labour comes to power and announces the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (24 Mar 1987)

Mr Michael Fallon: asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs in the north-east are (a) directly or (b) indirectly dependent on the Trident programme.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (24 Mar 1987)

Mr Michael Fallon: Is my hon. Friend aware that about 800 men at Cleveland Bridge in my constituency have been working on the cradle construction for the Trident programme and that they are bidding for further work at Faslane and Coulport? Is he further aware that the number one fear in Darlington is that an incoming Labour Government might cancel the Trident programme and put an end to that work?

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry: The North (Industrial Initiatives) (28 Jan 1987)

Mr Michael Fallon: ...of people in work in the northern region has risen by some 40,000 since 1983? Is he further aware that the only threat to industry in Darlington is the prospect of a Labour Government scrapping Trident, cancelling Sizewell and putting up inflation and the cost of of borrowing?