Results 1-20 of 74 for trident speaker:Des Browne

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Missiles (29 Sep 2008)

Des Browne: holding answer 17 September 2008 The UK has fewer than 160 operationally available Trident warheads. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 November 2007, Official Report, column 366W. I am withholding further information as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security.

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons: Safety Measures (22 Jul 2008)

Des Browne: ...response plans in place to protect workers and the general public in the unlikely event of an accident; all measures are taken to ensure acceptable levels of safety throughout the life cycle of the Trident warhead.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Scotland (21 Jul 2008)

Des Browne: The latest available figure for civilian jobs that directly rely upon the Trident programme in Scotland is 859, as at December 2006. It was estimated at that point that there were a further 250 indirect civilian jobs based on employment relating to support activities to the Trident programme. The 859 direct jobs are broken down by location as follows: Location Number HM Naval Base...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Missiles (14 Jul 2008)

Des Browne: No Trident warhead has experienced either a specified or severe abnormal environment. The Trident nuclear warhead system was designed against robust environmental standards that are now captured in JSP 538. In achieving approval for in-service use for Trident, trials and assessments of components and special build warheads against those standards were undertaken and passed.

Written Answers — Scotland: Official Visits (21 Apr 2008)

Des Browne: ...Youth Orchestras of Scotland Futures performance in Glasgow. On 15 October I visited the UK Pinnacle Course at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham, and on 18 October, I was in Crawley for a debate on Trident. On 19 October I visited 12 Mechanised Brigade at Tidworth and Bulford. On 20 October I attended the Trafalgar night dinner on HMS Victory. On 24 and 25 October I was at the NATO...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Finance (4 Feb 2008)

Des Browne: ..., we have decided to maintain our nuclear deterrent capability by procuring a new class of submarines to replace the Vanguard-class and by participating in a programme to extend the life of the Trident IID5 missile. We expect that once the new fleet of submarines comes into service the annual in-service costs of the UK's nuclear deterrent, including the costs of the Atomic Weapons...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Operating Costs (31 Jan 2008)

Des Browne: holding answer 28 January 2008 The annual expenditure for capital and running costs of the current Trident nuclear deterrent, excluding costs for the Atomic Weapons Establishment, is expected to be around £720 million in 2007-08.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (21 Jan 2008)

Des Browne: It is currently assessed that existing stocks of highly enriched uranium are sufficient to meet the needs of the Trident warhead programme. In 1995 the UK declared a moratorium on the future production of fissile material. This was reaffirmed in the 2006 White Paper on the Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent. Negotiating a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, banning the production of fissile...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines (7 Jan 2008)

Des Browne: There are a number of technological and procedural safeguards built into the UK's nuclear deterrent to prevent an unauthorised launch of its Trident missiles. Any launch of a Trident missile would require a large proportion of the submarine's crew to act in concert. I am withholding further details as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Finance (3 Dec 2007)

Des Browne: The annual expenditure for capital and running costs of the current Trident nuclear deterrent, including costs for the Atomic Weapons Establishment, is expected to be around £1,500 million in 2007-08 and 2008-09, some 5 per cent. of the defence budget, and around £1,700 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11, some 5¼ per cent. of the defence budget. Spending plans for subsequent...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (12 Nov 2007)

Des Browne: ...I am sure that the hon. Gentleman welcomed our decision to acquire two new aircraft carriers and to provide funds to cover the additional costs of sustaining the UK's nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the Trident submarines.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (19 Jul 2007)

Des Browne: holding answer 18 July 2007 No expenditure has been incurred since 14 March 2007 on the Trident D5 missile life extension programme. The programme to replace the Vanguard-class ballistic-missile submarine platform incurred expenditure of around £900,000 from 1 April to 30 June 2007, the most recent quarter for which information is available.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (12 Jul 2007)

Des Browne: ...(AWE), will on average be around five to six per cent., of the defence budget once the proposed fleet of replacement SSBNs comes into service. Further information on the costs of replacing the Trident D5 missile and the costs of the AWE are included in paragraphs 5-11 and 5-13 of the White Paper respectively. The future costs of the Ministry of Defence Police for guarding Aldermaston,...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons (11 Jun 2007)

Des Browne: ...started mobilising MOD and industry to undertake the detailed concept phase for the new class of submarines and on taking forward the UK's participation in the programme to extend the life of the Trident D5 missile.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Freedom of Information (21 May 2007)

Des Browne: ...has received no requests under the Freedom of Information Act for the release of legal advice pertaining to the maintenance of the nuclear deterrent beyond the planned life of the existing Trident system.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (8 May 2007)

Des Browne: As long-standing allies with mutual defence obligations under the terms of the North Atlantic treaty, the United States Administration has not sought any technical or diplomatic reassurances that UK Trident D5 missiles would never be targeted against United States assets.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Missiles (28 Mar 2007)

Des Browne: The MK4A Arming, Fusing and Firing system is a non-nuclear component being introduced into the UK Trident warhead to replace a similar component which is becoming obsolete. This is necessary to ensure that we can keep the existing warhead in service in the 2020s. I am not prepared to discuss the detailed performance characteristics of our nuclear weapons.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (23 Mar 2007)

Des Browne: The number of civilian jobs that rely directly on the current Trident programme is estimated to be 859 in Scotland with an additional 7,455 in the rest of the UK. The number of indirect civilian jobs is estimated to be 250 in Scotland and 6,700 in the rest of the UK. Additionally, a significant number of military jobs in the UK directly support the Trident programme. In Scotland this amounts...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning (13 Mar 2007)

Des Browne: Paragraph 7-5 of the White Paper: "The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent" (Cm 6994) indicated that decisions on whether to acquire a replacement for the Trident missile are unlikely to be needed until the 2020s. The White Paper set out the decisions needed now to join the programme to extend the life of the Trident D5 missile and to start detailed concept work on new submarines...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines (12 Mar 2007)

Des Browne: ...operating the submarine on patrol are a very small proportion of the overall costs of maintaining, supporting and operating the deterrent. Total expenditure on the capital and running costs of the Trident nuclear deterrent, including the costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, in 2006-07 is expected to be around £1,500 million.