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1129543

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Renata Dwan, Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, warned on 21 May that the risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, and that the world should take this threat more seriously.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL16028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Today's security climate is challenging, with the threats faced by the United Kingdom increasing in scale, diversity and complexity. However, Her Majesty's Government does not believe that the risk of nuclear war is greater today than it was during the Cold War.</p><p>While the operation of an independent, minimum, credible nuclear deterrent continues to be necessary to protect the United Kingdom from the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, the UK has taken a number of unilateral actions that build confidence and reduce international tensions. Our negative security assurances, as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, are designed to give Non-Nuclear Weapons States in compliance with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty confidence that nuclear weapons will not be used against them. Further, since 1994, UK Trident missiles have not been targeted at any State; our Vanguard class submarines are at several days' notice to fire; only the Prime Minister has the authority to launch nuclear weapons maintaining political control at all times; and the UK has been transparent about its nuclear capability, including missile and warhead numbers.</p><p>The Government is committed to the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons and continues to work internationally, within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, towards achieving the conditions in which all nuclear weapons possessor states are willing to relinquish their nuclear weapons.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2019 15:17:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

885905

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the promotion of measures such as (1) the no first use policy, (2) de-alerting, and (3) communication protocols, to support efforts to downgrade the threat of accidental nuclear weapon use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL6998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's nuclear weapons policy is set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, and is kept under regular review.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2018 16:18:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

861320

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what distinction, if any, they draw between deterrence and preparedness to fight a nuclear war in (1) determining the UK’s nuclear weapons capability, and (2) assessing the nuclear weapons capability of other states; and whether the UK nuclear weapons strategy is based on deterrence or on preparedness to fight a nuclear war.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Nuclear war means deterrence has failed. The primary role of the Armed Forces is to deter: our nuclear deterrent sits at the apex of UK deterrence strategy, delivered through Continuous at Sea Deterrence which provides an invulnerable second-strike capability. We will continue to keep our nuclear posture under constant review in light of the international security environment and the actions of potential adversaries.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/03/2018 16:20:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

459855

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an experienced commercial specialist has been appointed to act as the single sponsor for all aspects of the defence nuclear enterprise, as highlighted in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL6952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Options for the new organisations continue to be developed and assessed. We expect to announce further details later this year, once the relevant decisions have been made.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6953 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:32:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

432414

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the estimated cost of the nuclear deterrent successor programme has increased.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL3928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Designing and building submarines is one of the largest programmes and one of the most complex activities that the Ministry of Defence and UK Industry undertakes. It is the purpose of a design phase to improve our understanding of costs and timescales, which we have now done. The current estimates reflect what we have learned since the design phase began.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/12/2015 16:14:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

65243

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Trident Commission's concluding report on United Kingdom nuclear weapons policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Recognising the value of informed debate, the Government notes with interest this contribution to the debate on the important issues surrounding the UK's nuclear deterrent policy and posture.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 15/07/2014 16:05:04 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick