Results 1-14 of 14 for trident speaker:Lord Clark of Windermere

Orders of the Day — Foreign Affairs and Defence (24 Oct 1996)

Dr David Clark: There was a defence debate in which the Labour party committed itself to the retention of Trident.

Royal Navy (16 Feb 1995)

Dr David Clark: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister so early, but I must make it plain that, as the Minister knows, the Labour party's policy is that we will deploy the Trident system, but we will limit the number of nuclear warheads to the same number as there are on Polaris. I hope that that is clear to everyone concerned.

Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (17 Nov 1994)

Dr David Clark: ...Opposition would support any effort to get the non-proliferation treaty enacted, but again I would urge the Government not to escalate further. The Secretary of State for Defence knows that, with our Trident submarines and multiple warheads, there will be a considerable increase in the number of our nuclear warheads. Why does not the Secretary of State join the Labour party? [HoN. MEMBERS:...

Defence Estimates: First Day (17 Oct 1994)

Dr David Clark: ...marshal's house if that matter had not been raised in my parliamentary question in February? How can the MOD lose track of £6 billion worth of stores? Why is it that almost all the £2.8 billion saving on the Trident programme is a result of efficient American rather than United Kingdom work? As the Public Accounts Committee report showed, in the UK there is a real cost increase...

Defence Estimates: First Day (17 Oct 1994)

Dr David Clark: ...numbers, why do we seek to increase ours? Why are we seeking to double the number of warheads on our nuclear submarines to 384? Why is that necessary? The next Labour Government will deploy Trident, but we will not deploy it with more nuclear warheads than the Polaris boats have now. At a time when nuclear disarmament is the order of the day, it seems crazy to us for any Government to...

Orders of the Day — Foreign Affairs and Defence (19 Nov 1993)

Dr David Clark: ...believe that the Secretary of State had finally seen the light and was going to fall in line with what the Labour party has been suggesting for a number of years—that the number of warheads on the new Trident system should not exceed the number on Polaris. We did not believe that it made sense to increase the number of warheads from 192 to 512. When the rest of the world was reducing...

Statement on the Defence Estimates (18 Oct 1993)

Dr David Clark: I thought that I had made it clear that at the last election we said that we would retain Britain's nuclear capability—which is Trident—with a number of warheads no greater than the present total. The motion at the party conference attracted no more votes than it did last year or the year before. The reality is that we will keep Trident. Our vision of a nuclear world is enshrined...

Statement on the Defence Estimates (18 Oct 1993)

Dr David Clark: ..., I am afraid to say, by other states, but there are steps that the Government could be taking to speed up the advance. They could, for example, begin by freezing the number of nuclear warheads on Trident. Why are they increasing the number from 192 on Polaris to 512 on Trident? Why not freeze it at the same level as Polaris, as we would? As my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton, North...

Statement on the Defence Estimates (17 Jun 1993)

Dr David Clark: ...decisions themselves. In the autumn of 1992, the Government told the people of Plymouth, in the local press, that they would announce before Christmas 1992 whether Devonport or Rosyth would refit Trident. Yet, here we are in June, still awaiting that decision. When will they make up their minds? When will they end the uncertainty? When will they put the people out of their misery? Or do...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Nuclear Warheads (CIS) (9 Feb 1993)

Dr David Clark: ...), approves of the START 1 and 2 treaties, which will bring about a reduction of nuclear warheads throughout the world, including the CIS? Can he give the House an assurance that when he deploys Trident Britain will not buck the trend and increase the number of nuclear warheads on its submarines from 192 to 512?

Oral Answers to Questions — Trident Programme (13 Mar 1984)

Dr David Clark: asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme.

Orders of the Day — Shipbuilding Bill (17 Nov 1981)

Dr David Clark: ...'s defence programme. I cannot see the relevance of his point. We are talking about maritime shipbuilding interests. The only part of our defence programme that he could have been referring to was Trident. Almost all the parties on the opposition Benches are against building Trident, and I predict that eventually the Government will drop it. It makes no sense. The Government state that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: USSR (Nuclear Installations) (10 Nov 1981)

Dr David Clark: ...on both sides highlight the need for disarmament talks now that SALT is in abeyance? Would it not be sensible for Britain to take the initiative and announce the postponement or cancellation of the Trident programme, which is just one more escalation?

Orders of the Day — Defence Estimates 1981 (20 May 1981)

Dr David Clark: ...nonsensical arms race, with the cost escalating in geometric proportion and with accompanying risks. I am sure that that belief is common to hon. Members on both sides of the House. We oppose Trident not only because the costs damage the defence budget but because it represents a new generation of weapons which it is not necessary for this country to have at the present time. I believe...