Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)Found: which we have been hearing today, that a member of the Cabinet may have been involved in the unarmed Trident
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command PaperFound: propulsion 25 Dismantling and disposal 26 Royal Navy bases 27 Part Three: Missiles and warheads 28 Trident
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command PaperFound: propulsion 25 Dismantling and disposal 26 Royal Navy bases 27 Part Three: Missiles and warheads 28 Trident
Mentions:
1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) Why do we have hardly any submarines that are now regularly put to sea? - Speech Link
2: Kevan Jones (Lab - North Durham) To be political, it was again the Conservative Government who stopped building submarines, so we had - Speech Link
3: Danny Kruger (Con - Devizes) We would all like to see these things, but let us actually do it and have more submarines, more escorts - Speech Link
4: Alec Shelbrooke (Con - Elmet and Rothwell) the way, I do not want the House to get excited and think I am saying that we do not need to renew Trident - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: George Galloway (WPB - Rochdale) We voted in the Lobby together against the renewal of Trident submarines. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) to attempts to silence that voice; having a nuclear-free Scotland or spending billions of pounds on Trident - Speech Link
2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) that there are no details in the Scottish Government’s paper on the number of warships, the number of submarines - Speech Link
3: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) What is the sound of a nuclear Trident submarine drill? It is a “plop” in the water. - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to diversify the UK's nuclear deterrent capabilities.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The 2013 Trident Alternatives Review demonstrated that no other system is as capable, resilient or cost effective as our current deterrent capability based on a four nuclear-armed submarine solution. That has not changed; the Trident II D5 missile system, carried by our Vanguard Class submarines, remains the most reliable weapons system in the world having successfully completed more than 190 tests.
The Government has absolute confidence that the UK’s deterrent remains effective, dependable, and formidable. That is why we are continuing to invest in the next generation of Dreadnought Class ballistic missile submarines, in extending the life of the Trident missile and in replacing the warhead, to keep us safe for decades to come.
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Building a New Scotland An independent Scotland's Place in the WorldFound: These submarines and their missiles are now being replaced and the cost estimates vary widely.
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: Chief of the Defence Chatham House Security and Defence Conference 2024 keynote speechFound: NATO has four times as many ships and three times as many submarines as Russia.
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) It culminates in a test fire of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile.It is long-standing practice not to - Speech Link