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Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 May 2011. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question
(2) what assessment he has made of the aims of (a) the British American Security Information Council, (b) the Ploughshares Fund and (c) the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the sponsoring of a Trident Commission; and what influence he expects the conclusions of that commission to have on Government policy.
Answer

[holding answer 5 May 2011]: The Trident Commission, established by the British American Security Information Council, is only the most recent of a number of NGO-sponsored studies into this important issue. As with the others, the Government will look at its findings when they are published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53699; 527 c1209W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Trident
Link
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