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Written question asked by Margaret Ferrier (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 24 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 January 2017. It was answered by Michael Fallon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 January 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident Missiles: Testing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on publicising successful test firings of unarmed Trident II D5 missiles.

Answer

There is no set approach to publicising Demonstration and Shakedown Operations. This is decided on a case by case basis and is informed by the circumstances and security considerations at the time.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61464
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Testing Trident missiles
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk