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1996-97
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1996-97 (18)
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Statement on current estimate of the cost of acquiring the Trident Strategic Weapon System. - Includes fact that current estimate of the total acquisition cost is £12,570 million. Detailed report on Trident programme in Library (DEP/3 4906).
Statement on current estimate of the cost of acquiring the Trident Strategic Weapon System. - Includes fact that current estimate of the total acquisition cost is £12,570 million. Detailed report on Trident programme in Library (DEP/3 4906).
Asked by
Keith Mans
(Conservative)
Answered by
Michael Portillo
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
20 March 1997
Answered on
20 March 1997
Mr. Mans: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current estimate of the cost of acquiring the Trident strategic
weapon system, and if he will make a statement. [21672]
Mr. Portillo: The current estimate of the total acquisition cost of the Trident programme, with all expenditure, including payments
already made, brought up to current prices and the exchange rate assumed in the latest long-term costing of the defence programme,
is £12,570 million. If payments already made are expressed at the prices and exchange rates actually incurred, with future spend at
current economic conditions, the estimate is now £9,955 million. Expenditure on Trident acquisition to 30 September 1996 represented
some 86 per cent. of the latter estimate.
The revised estimate of £12,570 million represents a real cost reduction of £29 million since last year. The figures show a cash
increase of £417 million, but inflation since last year adds £377 million and exchange rate charges add £69 million. The new total
therefore reflects increased efficiency in delivering the programme. The programme also continues to show an overall reduction in
real terms on its original 1982 estimate. This reduction, including the savings resulting from the decision to process missiles at
the United States facility at Kings Bay, Georgia now stands at over £3.6 billion.
The proportion of the estimate for work undertaken in the United Kingdom is around 70 per cent.
I am pleased to confirm that HMS Vigilant, the third of the four planned Vanguard class submarines, was commissioned on time toward
the end of last year and is now engaged in work-up trials. Progress with the fourth submarine, vengeance, also remains satisfactory.
I am, as in previous years, sending to the Chairmen of the Public Accounts Committee and of the Select Committee on Defence a more
detailed report on the programme. I am also placing a copy of this report in the Library of the House.
Subjects
Costs; Trident submarines; Trident; Strategic nuclear weapons
Date
20 March 1997
Reference
21672; 292 c858W
House
House of Commons
What is the total number of Trident missiles purchased from the United States of America to date.
What is the total number of Trident missiles purchased from the United States of America to date.
Asked by
Harry Cohen
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 March 1997
Answered on
10 March 1997
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of Trident missiles purchased from the United States
of America to date. [19223]
Mr. Arbuthnot: So far, the UK has purchased 44 Trident missiles from the United States. A contract for a further seven was placed by
the US Department of Defence in November 1996 on behalf of the United Kingdom.
Subjects
USA; Trident
Date
10 March 1997
Reference
19223; 292 c65W
House
House of Commons
Pursuant to his oral Answer of 11th February, Official Report, columns 125-6W if he will set out the basis of his estimate for the total cost of the nuclear programme; and if he will list for each year the sum in 1997 prices represented by that estimate.
Pursuant to his oral Answer of 11th February, Official Report, columns 125-6W if he will set out the basis of his estimate for the total cost of the nuclear programme; and if he will list for each year the sum in 1997 prices represented by that estimate.
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Soames of Fletching
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
24 February 1997
Answered on
24 February 1997
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral answer of 11 February, Official Report, columns
125-6, if he will set out the basis of his estimate for the total cost of the nuclear programme; and if he will list for each year
the sum in 1997 prices represented by that estimate. [17051]
Mr. Soames: The estimate given by my right hon. Friend was in response to a question about Trident rather than the defence nuclear
programme at large. Pursuant to that answer, and in response to the present question, procurement of the Trident system will have
absorbed less than 2 1/2 per cent. of defence spending during the years in question. It is still too early to make a detailed
assessment of the operating costs of Trident but our best estimate remains some £6 billion over the life of the system.
As to future overall costs of the nuclear programme, I have decided not to disclose these under exemption 1 to the code of practice
on access to Government information, which covers information whose disclosure would harm national security or defence.
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Nuclear weapons; Trident
Date
24 February 1997
Reference
17051; 291 c117-8W
House
House of Commons
If he will comment about the progress of the Trident Programme. (Failed OPQ).
If he will comment about the progress of the Trident Programme. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
John Marshall
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
11 February 1997
Answered on
11 February 1997
Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the progress of the Trident
programme. [13741]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The Trident Programme continues to make good progress and remains on time and within budget. The third submarine of
the class, HMS Vigilant, has been commissioned and is engaged in work-up and trials prior to entering service. The fourth boat,
Vengeance, remains under construction and is due to enter service early in the next century.
Subjects
Trident
Date
11 February 1997
Reference
13741; 290 c88W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on cost of building and decommissioning Trident.
Supplementary on cost of building and decommissioning Trident.
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
11 February 1997
Subjects
Decommissioning; Costs; Nuclear weapons; Trident
Date
11 February 1997
Reference
290 c125-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Michael Portillo
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Decommissioning; Costs; Nuclear weapons; Trident
Date
11 February 1997
Reference
290 c125-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Pursuant to his Answers of 23rd January, Official Report, column 686W, if he will list the (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent parts of the sum allocated to the Trident programme. - Including table.
Pursuant to his Answers of 23rd January, Official Report, column 686W, if he will list the (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent parts of the sum allocated to the Trident programme. - Including table.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
3 February 1997
Answered on
3 February 1997
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answers of 23 January, Official Report, column 686,
if he will list the (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent parts of the sum allocated to the Trident programme. [13646]
Mr. Arbuthnot: A breakdown of the remaining expenditure on the Trident procurement programme is as follows:
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Uncommitted Unspent commitment
Submarine 136 260
Strategic weapon system 303 154
Tactical weapon system 0 62
Buildings/works 7 1
Dockyards 256 2
Warhead/miscellaneous-unallocated 161 71
contingency
Totals 863 550
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Trident
Date
3 February 1997
Reference
13646; 289 c484W
House
House of Commons
If he will list the services which Sandia National Laboratories provides in support of (i) the United Kingdom nuclear research programme and (ii) the United Kingdom Trident programme. - Ref to 261 c298W.
If he will list the services which Sandia National Laboratories provides in support of (i) the United Kingdom nuclear research programme and (ii) the United Kingdom Trident programme. - Ref to 261 c298W.
Asked by
Alan Simpson
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
27 January 1997
Answered on
27 January 1997
Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the services that Sandia National Laboratories provides in
support of (i) the United Kingdom nuclear research programme and (ii) the United Kingdom Trident programme. [12374]
Mr. Arbuthnot: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Kettering, (Mr. Freeman),
gave on 8 June, 1995, Official Report, column 298.
Subjects
Defence; Nuclear weapons; Research; USA; Trident
Date
27 January 1997
Reference
12374; 289 c29W
House
House of Commons
If he will list the joint working groups at present operating as part of (a) the 1958 mutual defence agreement for co-operation on the uses of atomic energy for defence purposes, (b) the Polaris sales agreement and (c) the Trident sales agreement. - Inc list.
If he will list the joint working groups at present operating as part of (a) the 1958 mutual defence agreement for co-operation on the uses of atomic energy for defence purposes, (b) the Polaris sales agreement and (c) the Trident sales agreement. - Inc list.
Asked by
Alan Simpson
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
27 January 1997
Answered on
27 January 1997
Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the joint working groups at present operating as part of (a)
the 1958 mutual defence agreement for co-operation on the uses of atomic energy for defence purposes, (b) the Polaris sales
agreement and (c) the Trident sales agreement. [12372]
Mr. Arbuthnot: Joint working groups continue to be the focal points for technical exchanges under the 1958 mutual defence agreement.
Subject areas are as follows:
Radiation simulation and kinetic effects technology
Energetic materials
Test monitoring
Nuclear materials
Warhead electrical components and technologies
Non-nuclear materials
Nuclear counter-terrorism technology
Facilities
Nuclear weapons engineering
Nuclear warhead physics
Computational technology
Aircraft, missile and space system hardening
Laboratory plasma physics
Manufacturing practices
Nuclear weapon accident response technology
Nuclear weapon code development
Nuclear weapon environment and damage effects.
Separate arrangements exist for exchanges under the Polaris sales agreement, as amended for Trident. The working groups concerned
are the Trident working party group, the joint steering tasks group, the Trident joint re-entry systems working group and the joint
systems performance and assessment group. I am withholding information related to the detailed activities of these groups under
exemption 1 of the code of practice on access to Government information relating to defence, security and international affairs.
Subjects
International cooperation; Nuclear weapons; Policy; Trident; Polaris
Date
27 January 1997
Reference
12372; 289 c28-9W
House
House of Commons
What estimate he has made of the sums allocated to the Trident programme which are currently (a) committed but unspent and (b) uncommitted. - Inc figs.
What estimate he has made of the sums allocated to the Trident programme which are currently (a) committed but unspent and (b) uncommitted. - Inc figs.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
23 January 1997
Answered on
23 January 1997
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the sums allocated tot the Trident
programme which are currently (a) committed but unspent and (b) uncommitted. [12416]
Mr. Arbuthnot: As at the end of September 1996, £550 million had been committed but not yet spent and approximately £860 million
remained uncommitted.
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Defence estimates; Trident
Date
23 January 1997
Reference
12416; 288 c686W
House
House of Commons
If (a) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and (b) the MoD Nuclear Safety Authority have assessed the proposed design of the new Trident safety facility at Devonport to be safe; and if he will make a statement. - Text of letter from R V Babington of the Ships Support Agency.
If (a) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and (b) the MoD Nuclear Safety Authority have assessed the proposed design of the new Trident safety facility at Devonport to be safe; and if he will make a statement. - Text of letter from R V Babington of the Ships Support Agency.
Asked by
Alan Simpson
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
23 January 1997
Answered on
23 January 1997
Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if (a) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and (b) the MOD nuclear safety
authority have assessed the proposed design of the new Trident safety facility at Devonport to be safe; and if he will make a
statement. [12087]
Mr. Arbuthnot: This is a matter for the chief executive of the Ships Support Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to
the hon. Member.
Letter from R.V. Babington to Mr. A Simpson, dated 23 January 1997:
I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the safety of the proposed design of the Trident
facilities at Devonport, as this project falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Ships Support Agency.
The Preliminary Safety Report for the Trident Facilities Project (D154) at Devonport was submitted by Devonport Management Limited
(DML), the Dockyard operator, to both the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) and the MOD Nuclear Safety Authority in September
1994.
The NII and the MOD Nuclear Safety Authority both responded to DML on the Preliminary Safety Report. A number of technical matters
were raised in their responses though these included no substantive issues of nuclear safety from either of the Regulatory
Authorities.
Subjects
Nuclear power; Safety; Devonport Dockyard; Trident
Date
23 January 1997
Reference
12087; 288 c687W
House
House of Commons
To estimate the total cost of the Trident nuclear submarine fleet, and how it is likely to be spread over the probable lifetime of the vessels. - Figure given.
To estimate the total cost of the Trident nuclear submarine fleet, and how it is likely to be spread over the probable lifetime of the vessels. - Figure given.
Asked by
Lord Jenkins of Putney
(Labour)
Answered by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
12 December 1996
Answered on
12 December 1996
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Procurement; Nuclear disarmament; Trident; Operating costs; Canberra Commission on Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Date
12 December 1996
Reference
576 c1182-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Procurement; Nuclear disarmament; Trident; Operating costs; Canberra Commission on Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Date
12 December 1996
Reference
576 c1182-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on Canberra Commission recommendations on elimination of nuclear weapons.
1st supplementary on Canberra Commission recommendations on elimination of nuclear weapons.
Asked by
Lord Jenkins of Putney
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 December 1996
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Procurement; Nuclear disarmament; Trident; Operating costs; Canberra Commission on Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Date
12 December 1996
Reference
576 c1182-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Jenkins of Putney
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To estimate the total cost of the Trident nuclear submarine fleet, and how it is likely to be spread over the probable lifetime of the vessels. - Figure given.
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Procurement; Nuclear disarmament; Trident; Operating costs; Canberra Commission on Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Date
12 December 1996
Reference
576 c1182-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
If he will estimate the total cost of the Trident programme. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.
If he will estimate the total cost of the Trident programme. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
26 November 1996
Answered on
26 November 1996
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the total cost of the Trident programme. [4321]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The current estimated cost of the Trident programme is £12.2 billion. This is £3.4 billion less in real terms than
the 1982 estimate.
Subjects
Costs; Trident
Date
26 November 1996
Reference
4321; 286 c191W
House
House of Commons
What was the total defence expenditure on (a) the Polaris and (b) the Trident programmes in 1993-94 and 1994-95. - Table given.
What was the total defence expenditure on (a) the Polaris and (b) the Trident programmes in 1993-94 and 1994-95. - Table given.
Asked by
Margaret Ewing
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
31 October 1996
Answered on
31 October 1996
Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total defence expenditure on (a) the Polaris and (b) the Trident
programmes in 1993-94 and 1994-95. [1477]
Mr. Arbuthnot: For the years in question, expenditure, in £ million and at outturn prices was:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1993-94 1994-95
(a) Polaris 103 65
(b) Trident 979 723
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Defence; Expenditure; Trident; Polaris
Date
31 October 1996
Reference
1477; 284 c195W
House
House of Commons
If he will comment on the progress of the Trident Programme. (Failed OPQ)
If he will comment on the progress of the Trident Programme. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
John Marshall
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
29 October 1996
Answered on
29 October 1996
Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the progress of the Trident
programme. [370]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The Trident programme is proceeding to time and within budget. HMS Vanguard and HMS Victorious are operational. The
third submarine of the class, Vigilant, is being commissioned early next month and will enter service in 1998. The fourth vessel,
Vengeance, is under construction at VSEL, Barrow in Furness, and will enter service around the turn of the century.
Subjects
Trident
Date
29 October 1996
Reference
370; 284 c75W
House
House of Commons