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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 8 November 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident Replacement

Question
Will the Secretary of State assure me that no binding contracts will be entered into, as we have seen with aircraft carriers and the disgraceful contract in that case, so that if—as I hope—the next Parliament realises that we do not want or need to replace Trident, it will be able to do so at no huge expense?
Answer

The Government's position is quite clear: we will replace the nuclear deterrent and we will replace it with an update of the Trident programme. It is unavoidable that, when we get to initial gate, contracts on the design at least will be placed.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
518 c4 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Trident
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk