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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much is planned to be spent on the public consultation on the future of the UK nuclear deterrent; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much is planned to be spent on the public consultation on the future of the UK nuclear deterrent; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 November 2006
For answer on
4 December 2006
Answered on
18 December 2006
The Government published a White Paper on the future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent on 4 December. We have repeatedly said that there will be the fullest possible debate and a vote in the House. The publication of the White Paper is expected to cost £8,000.
Subjects
Nuclear weapons
Date
18 December 2006
Reference
454 c1491W;454 c1487W; 107403
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how he plans to assess (a) the view of the public on UK nuclear weapons and (b) whether the public supports his position that maintaining nuclear weapons is in the best interests of the UK’s future security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how he plans to assess (a) the view of the public on UK nuclear weapons and (b) whether the public supports his position that maintaining nuclear weapons is in the best interests of the UK’s future security.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 December 2006
For answer on
7 December 2006
Answered on
14 December 2006
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 December 2006, Official Report, column 569 to the hon. Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corbyn).
Subjects
Nuclear weapons
Date
14 December 2006
Reference
105528; 454 c1260W;454 c1262W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish the White Paper on the future of the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish the White Paper on the future of the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 November 2006
For answer on
20 November 2006
Answered on
20 November 2006
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October 2006, Official Report, column 113W, to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynn Featherstone).
Subjects
Nuclear weapons
Date
20 November 2006
Reference
100641; 453 c7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what publication he plans to produce to inform the national debate he initiated in 2005 on the potential replacement of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what publication he plans to produce to inform the national debate he initiated in 2005 on the potential replacement of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Reid of Cardowan
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 March 2006
For answer on
29 March 2006
Answered on
18 April 2006
The Ministry of Defence provided an initial memorandum to the House of Commons Defence Committee, which was published on 20 January 2006. While work to prepare for decisions on the future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent has now started, it is still at an early stage and Ministers have not yet begun to consider the position in any detail. It is therefore premature to speculate on the nature of any future publications in this area.
Subjects
Nuclear weapons; Publications
Date
18 April 2006
Reference
62414; 445 c10W;445 c10W
House
House of Commons
The Prime Minister told us nine months ago that a decision would be taken in this Parliament on the replacement of Trident, and that he wanted to listen to the views of hon. Members. Is it my Friend's intention to publish a Green Paper setting out the options on this matter—we need not stick with just a submarine-based deterrent; there could be any number of other permutations—and will there be a vote in this Parliament on whether we retain our nuclear deterrent?
The Prime Minister told us nine months ago that a decision would be taken in this Parliament on the replacement of Trident, and that he wanted to listen to the views of hon. Members. Is it my Friend's intention to publish a Green Paper setting out the options on this matter—we need not stick with just a submarine-based deterrent; there could be any number of other permutations—and will there be a vote in this Parliament on whether we retain our nuclear deterrent?
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 January 2006
Just to correct my hon. Friend, the Prime Minister said that it was likely that—[Hon. Members: ““Ah!””] As accuracy is demanded of me in these matters, I am entitled to demand accuracy from my hon. Friends. The Prime Minister said that it was likely and preferable that the decision be taken in this Parliament. Indeed, lest Conservative Members again get excited without due reason, may I say that it would be not only preferable but my intention to see that decision taken in this Parliament? Now that everyone has calmed down, may I also say that my hon. Friend is right on his second point? That is that, quite apart from the principle about whether we retain a minimum nuclear deterrent, if we did so, there would be a range of options open to us. On his third point about our being fully prepared, I fully accept that there would need to be a discussion on both the principle and the means, if we decide to do so, of maintaining a minimum nuclear deterrent. There is plenty of time to discuss the exact method of doing that, and the exact voting patterns, which are a matter for the business managers, because there are no imminent decisions to be taken. Indeed, I have not even begun to consider the matter either in principle or in detail, nor have I received any papers on the principle or the detail from any officials. I am unlikely to do so for some time.
Subjects
Trident; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Proliferation
Date
23 January 2006
Reference
441 c1152-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
How many civil servants in his Department are working on policy for replacing Trident, broken down by grade.
How many civil servants in his Department are working on policy for replacing Trident, broken down by grade.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Reid of Cardowan
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 November 2005
For answer on
14 November 2005
Answered on
14 November 2005
There are five full-time policy staff in my Department, led by a senior civil servant, working on policy options for our nuclear deterrent. They consult and engage others, as necessary. No decisions on any replacement for Trident have been taken.
Subjects
Civil servants; Nuclear weapons; Staff; Nuclear disarmament; Ministry of Defence; Trident missiles
Date
14 November 2005
Reference
439 c692; 27274
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I do not look like him.
The Prime Minister famously said back in May that he wanted to listen to the views of Members and I think that there should be an informed debate on this issue. Can I ask my Friend on the Front Bench if those five full-timers would turn their attention to drafting a Green Paper setting out the options that the House can consider?
I do not look like him.
The Prime Minister famously said back in May that he wanted to listen to the views of Members and I think that there should be an informed debate on this issue. Can I ask my Friend on the Front Bench if those five full-timers would turn their attention to drafting a Green Paper setting out the options that the House can consider?
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 November 2005
Once people have done the preliminary work and I have had a chance to look at the recommendations on a number of issues, including that, I may be able to do so, but none has reached me yet. When they do, I will let my hon. Friend know of my decision.
Subjects
Civil servants; Nuclear weapons; Staff; Nuclear disarmament; Trident missiles; Ministry of Defence
Date
14 November 2005
Reference
439 c692
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will meet Mr. Robert McNamara to discuss the contribution the UK may make to nuclear disarmament and nuclear war proliferation; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will meet Mr. Robert McNamara to discuss the contribution the UK may make to nuclear disarmament and nuclear war proliferation; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Reid of Cardowan
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 June 2005
For answer on
4 July 2005
Answered on
14 July 2005
I have no appointment to meet Mr. Robert McNamara. The UK has a very strong record on nuclear disarmament and we have reduced the explosive power of our nuclear forces by over 70 per cent. since the end of the Cold War. We are committed to the global elimination of nuclear weapons. We are most concerned about nuclear proliferation and active in efforts to combat it. This is demonstrated by the negotiations we, France and Germany, in association with the EU, are conducting with Iran concerning its nuclear programme, and by the assistance we and the US gave to Libya in implementing its announcement of December 2003 to abandon its nuclear weapon and other WMD programmes.
Subjects
Nuclear weapons
Date
14 July 2005
Reference
9804; 436 c1253W;436 c1253W
House
House of Commons
Last Wednesday, the Prime Minister told my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) that he wanted to listen to the views of the House. How will he discern those views? Will we just have open-ended debate, or will there be a vote at some stage where opinions can crystallise?
Last Wednesday, the Prime Minister told my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) that he wanted to listen to the views of the House. How will he discern those views? Will we just have open-ended debate, or will there be a vote at some stage where opinions can crystallise?
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 July 2005
The answer to the first question is that I discern those views by listening, although listening does not necessarily mean that I accept them; it depends on the rationale and logic of what is put to me. As regards debate, I find myself in the peculiar position where I am attacked from both sides of the House for not debating the issue and by my hon. Friend for endless debate on it.
Subjects
Nuclear weapons; Trident; Procurement
Date
4 July 2005
Reference
436 c7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MoD personnel are engaged in (a) translating and (b) analysing the dossier submitted by Iraq to the UN; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MoD personnel are engaged in (a) translating and (b) analysing the dossier submitted by Iraq to the UN; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Geoffrey Hoon
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 December 2002
For answer on
16 January 2003
Answered on
16 January 2003
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many MoD personnel are engaged in (a) translating and (b)
analysing the dossier submitted by Iraq to the UN; and if he will make a statement. [88959]
Mr. Hoon: The Iraqi declaration in response to United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 is being analysed by the Ministry of
Defence in conjunction with other Departments. Parts of the declaration are being translated into English by Ministry of Defence
personnel and by personnel drawn from other Departments. I am withholding the number of personnel engaged in the tasks of
translating and analysing the declaration in accordance with Exemption la of the Code of Practice on Access to Government
Information.
Subjects
Chemical and biological warfare; Inspections; Documents; Iraq; Nuclear weapons; United Nations; Weapons; Translation services
Date
16 January 2003
Reference
88959; 397 c706W;397 c704W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce the number of nuclear warheads carried in each Trident submarine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce the number of nuclear warheads carried in each Trident submarine.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 June 1998
For answer on
6 July 1998
Answered on
6 July 1998
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to reduce the number of nuclear warheads carried in
each Trident submarine; and if he will make a statement. [47198]
Mr. George Robertson: We will make clear our decisions on this issue when we announce the conclusions of the Strategic Defence
Review.
Subjects
Nuclear weapons; Trident submarines
Date
6 July 1998
Reference
315 c354W; 47198
House
House of Commons