Natalie McGarry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Natalie McGarry on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times nuclear convoys travelled through (a) Glasgow East constituency, (b) the City of Glasgow and (c) Scotland from May 2015 to September 2016.

Mike Penning

The Ministry of Defence keeps defence nuclear material convoy movements to the minimum necessary to maintain the operational effectiveness of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. I am withholding information on the frequency and routes used by the convoys for the purpose of safeguarding national security.