Mentions:
1: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) If he will make an estimate of the annual maintenance and running costs of the Trident nuclear programme - Speech Link
2: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) , she will not be surprised to hear that we do not comment on operational matters in respect of our submarines - Speech Link
3: Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP - West Dunbartonshire) that there are no further cuts to conventional forces or elsewhere because of the uncapped, runaway Trident - Speech Link
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to announce the in-service date forecast for the Dreadnought project.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The planned in-service dates for Royal Navy submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life costs of the Dreadnought programme (a) were originally and (b) are as of 12 September 2023.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I will write to the right hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Mentions:
1: Mark Francois (CON - Rayleigh and Wickford) Its record on submarines is even worse, taking seven years to refit a Trident boat. - Speech Link
2: James Cartlidge (CON - South Suffolk) Friend, but he will appreciate that we do not comment on the operational availability of submarines, - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LDEM - Life peer) Furthermore, the Trident programme should make all those concerned with our Armed Forces deeply worried - Speech Link
2: Lord Sterling of Plaistow (CON - Life peer) After all, we have been protected for 50 or 60 years by our submarines, if you can remember what they - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LDEM - Life peer) expecting to speak about the nuclear deterrent, because it is a decision that has been made in terms of Trident - Speech Link
Found: • The submarines will be built in the UK and Australia and work will begin by 2030, with a view to
Report Jul. 21 2023
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: , a frigate acting as a Towed Array Patrol ship operates from Faslane in order to protect Trident-equipped
Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sum from the contingency fund set aside to support the Dreadnought programme had been spent at the most recent date for which data are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor (Alex Chalk) on 22 March 2023 to Question 168002 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where he plans to store the first Vanguard-class submarine awaiting decommissioning; and in what timescale.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Plans for the storage of the Vanguard Class submarines when they begin to leave service from the early 2030s are currently under review.
Written Evidence Jun. 16 2023
Inquiry: The ArcticFound: People’s Liberation Army have also stressed the Arctic’s strategic military value as a haven for submarines