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1588990

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the annual report The UK's future nuclear deterrent: the 2022 update to Parliament will be published; and what is the reason for the delay in its publication.
tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
uin	HL5836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The scheduled annual update to Parliament on the United Kingdom's future nuclear deterrent is undergoing final clearance procedures and will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 06/03/2023 16:50:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1587688

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he has not published a 2022 update to Parliament on The United Kingdom's future nuclear deterrent; and when he plans to publish that report.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	149400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The scheduled annual update to Parliament on the United Kingdom's future nuclear deterrent is undergoing final clearance procedures and will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/02/2023 10:26:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507830

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK nuclear deterrent.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	55050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>A credible nuclear deterrent remains the bedrock of the United Kingdom’s defence.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/10/2022 16:16:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505824

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made on projected costs of the Trident nuclear programme per year, from 2021-22 to 2029-30.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	49273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence co-ordinates a range of interdependent programmes to support, maintain and renew the United Kingdom’s independent nuclear deterrent. Due to this complexity of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), and organisational changes which have taken place over the past ten years, financial information is not available in the format requested. However, the National Audit Office estimated in 2018 that £50.9 billion would be spent on DNE equipment and support programmes during the period 2018-2028.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 49274 question first answered 22/09/2022 10:31:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1505825

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Ministry of Defence has spent on the Trident nuclear programme each year from 2010-11 to 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	49274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence co-ordinates a range of interdependent programmes to support, maintain and renew the United Kingdom’s independent nuclear deterrent. Due to this complexity of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), and organisational changes which have taken place over the past ten years, financial information is not available in the format requested. However, the National Audit Office estimated in 2018 that £50.9 billion would be spent on DNE equipment and support programmes during the period 2018-2028.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 49273 question first answered 22/09/2022 10:31:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1356073

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the industrial strategy required to continue to deliver the UK's nuclear deterrent.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	Simon Fell
uin	903533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, published on 23 March and available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-and-security-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-and-security-industrial-strategy</a>, which outlines this Government’s strategic approach to the UK’s defence and security industrial sectors, including that delivering and maintaining our nuclear deterrent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2021 09:38:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1270987

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to assess the effectiveness of the UK's nuclear deterrent; and what assessment, if any, they have made of its efficacy in preventing the government of China from breaching the terms of Joint Sino-British declaration.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The fact there has been no major conflict between Nuclear Weapons States, and that the United Kingdom has never needed to launch armed nuclear weapons, demonstrates the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent.</p><p>The nuclear deterrent exists to deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, which cannot be deterred by other means. It is not intended to deter or respond to all possible threats or situations.</p><p>For details on the Government's actions in response to the situation in Hong Kong, I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by the Minister of State, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, to Lord Alton of Liverpool in response to Question HL10654.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 21/12/2020 11:00:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL10654 - Hong Kong - China.docx title HL10654 - Hong Kong; China
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1255301

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the projected cost for the renewal of Trident.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	120787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence co-ordinates a range of interdependent programmes to support, maintain and renew the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, as detailed in the National Audit Office report 'The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review', published in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the Dreadnought Class submarine build programme was estimated to be likely to cost a total of £31 billion with an additional £10 billion contingency. The programme remains on track to deliver within this budget. It is too early to provide cost estimates for the Replacement Warhead Programme as much will depend on the eventual design requirements, and information relating to the programme may be subject to commercial and national security constraints.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/12/2020 16:46:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1193407

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of the UK nuclear deterrent, particularly in relation to cyber threats.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL3947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>We continually assess the capability of the United Kingdom's nuclear submarine fleet to ensure its operational effectiveness and to maintain resilience and protection against both existing and emerging threats, including cyber threats. Her Majesty’s Government has absolute confidence in the robust measures in place to keep the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent safe and secure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/05/2020 10:07:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1149245

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a statutory requirement for a (a) military and (b) legal review of the Trident Replacement Decision.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There is no statutory requirement for a military or legal review of the decision to maintain the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/10/2019 10:58:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan