Parliamentary Search

Debate on Wednesday, 24 January 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Drayson. The answering member was Lord Howell of Guildford.

Armed Forces: Nuclear Deterrent

Lords debate on motion to take note of the White Paper The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm 6994). Agreed to on question.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
688 c1104-96 
Session
2006-07
Department
Ministry of Defence
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Proceeding contributions
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank | 688 c1125-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the context of today's debate many of us have been here before and carry some luggage, ...
Lord Marlesford | 688 c1122-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join those who have welcomed the White Paper. The speech of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace...
Show all contributions (50)
Lord Owen | 688 c1127-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend has made a very dignified and serious speech, which deserves close attenti...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 688 c1134-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the great debate on Trident started, we were reminded by the bishops of the Anglica...
Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 688 c1132-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by declaring my interests. I work for an American defence contractor, Curtis-Wrigh...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 688 c1135-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot take too much time out of the limited amount allotted to me, but I shall address ...
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 688 c1135 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Baroness moves on, can she explain whether, in her understanding, terrori...
Lord Bramall | 688 c1137-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the White Paper on continuing the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent virtually presents Pa...
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 688 c1119-22 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to follow the right reverend Prelate in one respect. He referred at the very ...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 688 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the noble Lord misunderstood me. I was merely pointing out that if one does take t...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 688 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept the first plea and agree with the noble and gallant Lord on the second point. I w...
Lord Bramall | 688 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not suggest that it is illegal to have nuclear weapons. We have them quite legitimat...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 688 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have read it, and I have also read the submissions to the International Court of Justice...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 688 c1147-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest. I am privileged to be the president of the World Disarma...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 688 c1145-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, last year there was a tremendous consensus among the political parties, the Government and...
Lord Powell of Bayswater | 688 c1143-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I draw attention to my declaration of interests in the register. I support the case made i...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 688 c1142-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept that the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, makes that argument. Perhaps I have heard the ...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 688 c1139-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Bramall. I do so with s...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 688 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend said that there is no legal ruling on the matter. Has he read the opinion ...
Lord Boyce | 688 c1161-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Government’s decision to maintain our independent nuclear deterrent for the ...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 688 c1159-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not believe that we will throw that away—a point that I shall come on to—but I thank ...
Lord Roper | 688 c1163-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, given that the noble and gallant Lord speaks as a former submarine commander, and someone ...
Baroness Tonge | 688 c1155-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with one or two exceptions—the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, and my noble friends Lady Wil...
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 688 c1153-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by taking this opportunity to remind the House of an incident in 1954, when the ef...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 688 c1158 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for interrupting my noble friend. I recognise our wonderful record and, in con...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 688 c1157-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Drayson for the comprehensive way in which he introduced the ...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 688 c1149 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, could the noble and learned Lord explain why, then, all signatories to the non-proliferati...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 688 c1149-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I understand it, that question arose then because it appeared that compliance with Arti...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 688 c1150-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my contribution will cover the future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent from the angle of cons...
Lord Triesman | 688 c1187-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Drayson for his candid and eloquent presentatio...
Lord Astor of Hever | 688 c1184-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Drayson, for arranging this very important debate. I echo his...
Lord Garden | 688 c1179-84 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent is a major national issue. I welcome ...
Lord Gilbert | 688 c1178-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thought I might get the right reverend Prelate on his feet. I am very grateful to him fo...
Bishop of Manchester | 688 c1178 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for most generously giving way. While he has taken a very small poi...
Lord Young of Norwood Green | 688 c1172-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to debate this vital issue and I thank the Minister for his comp...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno | 688 c1174-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I venture into a debate on the nuclear deterrent because I cannot stay silent when this ty...
Lord Judd | 688 c1166-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the charity Saferworld, an independent think-tank on...
Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 688 c1169-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, during the Cold War, I was a strong supporter of the policy of nuclear deterrents, albeit ...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 688 c1112-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, last June, the Prime Minister called for ““the fullest possible debate”” on the renewal of...
Bishop of Manchester | 688 c1117-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Drayson, for introducing this debate. As the no...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 688 c1109-12 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that all your Lordships are very grateful to the Minister for presenting this vi...
Lord Triesman | 688 c1190-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the existence of any warhead would help to deter an enemy, but you have to have a credible...
Lord Garden | 688 c1190 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister. Does he think that 24 independently targetable warhead...
Lord Triesman | 688 c1189-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not know about eternity but I take wholly the position that the noble Lord, Lord Hann...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 688 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is my noble friend suggesting that the distinction between the nuclear-weapons powers and ...
Lord Triesman | 688 c1194-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, absolutely. I hope that I have described the view that I take—that they are wrong. I ment...
Lord Drayson | 688 c1104-9 (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That this House takes note of the White Paper The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nucle...
Lord Moonie | 688 c1130-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me make it clear that I support the retention and ultimately the replacement of the Tr...
Lord Gilbert | 688 c1175-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree passionately with some of the remarks by the noble Lord, Lord Owen, on the failure...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 688 c1194 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree that there are just as many, and as broad and as principled, divis...
Subjects
Costs Arms control International cooperation Nuclear weapons Nuclear fuels Procurement Proliferation Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Terrorism USA Trident submarines Iran Nuclear submarines North Korea Guided weapons Trident Cruise missiles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk