Trident Submarines: Fire Prevention

(asked on 27th May 2015) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures exist to stop toilet rolls catching fire on Trident submarines; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of any such procedures.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 4th June 2015

Strict safety rules govern the stowage of all flammable material on Trident submarines. These rules are regularly reviewed and compliance is subject to regular independent assessment.

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