PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Defence: Modernisation (20 March 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans for the Modernising Defence Programme to assess the (a) safety, (b) affordability and (c) strategic relevance of the Trident nuclear weapons system.
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answer
On 18 July 2016, Parliament decisively supported our commitment to maintain the UK's independent nuclear deterrent. That decision has been taken and that commitment is not under consideration as part of the Modernising Defence Programme.
Answered by:
Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
27 March 2018
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