Jack Lopresti
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Trident: Test Firing
Jack Lopresti Excerpts(7 years, 10 months ago)
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Sir Michael Fallon
As I said to the House earlier, I am not confirming the speculation in the weekend press, and I caution Members against believing everything they have read in the weekend press.
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con)
Have the Ministry of Defence and our US partners shared information about the test firing and subsequent evaluation, because it is important to reassure our service people and the public about the validity of the nuclear deterrent?
Sir Michael Fallon
I understand why my hon. Friend asks that question, but I am afraid that I have to say to him that it takes us into the detail of the operation of the nuclear deterrent and I am not going there.