Results 1-11 of 11 for trident speaker:Liam Fox

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (25 Jun 2009)

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of the procurement of (a) aircraft carriers, (b) Joint Strike Fighter, (c) the Trident replacement programme, (d) Type 45 destroyers, (e) the Future Rapid Effects System, (f) Astute Class submarines and (g) Typhoons in the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (20 Nov 2008)

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) the procurement of the new carriers, (b) the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter, (c) the Trident replacement programme, (d) procurement of the Type 45 destroyers, (e) the Future Rapid Effects System and (f) the costs of upgrading naval bases for the new carriers in each year to 2013.

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (9 Oct 2007)

Liam Fox: ...ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the costs incurred as a result of (a) the procurement of the new carriers, (b) the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter, (c) the Trident replacement programme, (d) procurement of the type 45 destroyers, (e) the Future Rapid Effect System, (f) upgrading naval bases for the new carriers and (g) replacing assets lost,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: CSR and Aircraft Carriers (25 Jul 2007)

Liam Fox: ...of State told us that the budget will go up by £7.7 billion by 2011. During the period up to 2011, what costs will be incurred in the procurement of the carriers, the procurement of the JSF, the Trident replacement programme, the procurement of the Type 45s, the future rapid effect system, the cost of upgrading the naval bases for the carriers, and the cost of replacing assets lost,...

Point of Order: Trident (14 Mar 2007)

Liam Fox: ...day, the argument has fallen into several clear areas: the principle of deterrence and the case for possessing any nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom; the timing of the decision to replace the Trident deterrent; the cost implications; and the implications of our decision for disarmament globally. The bottom line in the debate has been that we live in a risky and unpredictable world. My...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Liam Fox: ...of our armed forces—the two power standard for the Navy, for example. With our nuclear deterrent, we enjoy a much greater degree of versatility. Intercontinental ballistic missiles such as Trident are sufficiently flexible, given their range and invulnerability, to deter any state that may seek to use, or threaten the United Kingdom with, weapons of mass destruction at any time in...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Liam Fox: ...Exchequer. The commitment itself is not clear—is it a commitment in principle or in practice? Will it retain or replace the existing deterrent? The Minister said that a decision to replace Trident has not been made "in principle", yet the newspapers are full of stories saying that the Chancellor's people have briefed that a decision has been made and that the Treasury will spend the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Nuclear Deterrence (23 Jan 2006)

Liam Fox: ...but to replacing it when necessary. Will the Secretary of State therefore tell us whether he or any of his officials have had discussions with their US counterparts on the options for replacing Trident?

Written Answers — Defence: UK Nuclear Deterrent (18 Jan 2006)

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions his Department has had with his US counterparts about bilateral co-operation on stockpile stewardship and maintenance of Trident.

Written Answers — Defence: UK Nuclear Deterrent (18 Jan 2006)

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discussions his Department has had with his US counterpart about the Government's policy that decisions on Trident's replacement will be taken in this Parliament; (2) what recent discussions his Department has had with his US counterparts about the next generation of the UK nuclear deterrent; and if he will make a statement.

Defence Industrial Strategy (15 Dec 2005)

Liam Fox: ...sake of the promised future carriers? The statement made a passing reference to maintaining onshore the ability to design and build submarines, but no mention was made of the all-important issue of replacing the Trident fleet. Making the decision about embracing Trident is a step that the Government embrace about as much as Dracula would embrace a crucifix. Building a new fleet of missile...