Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 27 November 2017, Official Report, column 2, if he will set out in more detail what the £1.5 billion of defence investment in Scotland is being spent on.

The £1.5 billion of defence investment in Scotland over a 10 year period will be spent on improvements to infrastructure at Faslane, Coulport and Lossiemouth.

The planned investment in Faslane and Coulport includes the Faslane Nuclear Infrastructure Continuous Availability Project, Coulport Infrastructure Continuous Availability Project and the Faslane Nuclear Support Hub. There will also be improvements to Single Living Accommodation.

There will also be significant spend at Lossiemouth to provide infrastructure for the P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft fleet and additional Typhoon Front Line squadron.