Results 1-20 of 44 for trident speaker:Geoff Hoon

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Nuclear Weapons (27 Nov 2006)

Geoff Hoon: ...have reduced the total explosive power of our nuclear forces by over 70 per cent. and we are the only nuclear weapon state to have reduced its deterrent capacity to a single nuclear weapons system, Trident. We continue to press for multilateral negotiations towards both nuclear, and general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, as required by Article VI...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: It is not Ministry of Defence policy to comment upon the timings or routes used during the transportation of nuclear material related to the Trident nuclear system as this would prejudice national security. However, I can confirm that nuclear material related to the Trident system may be transported through those areas as detailed in the publicly available Local Authority and Emergency...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (21 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: No Scottish local authorities were involved in the generation of the latest risk assessment on the transport of nuclear material for the Trident nuclear system. The document contains confidential information relating to national security and I am therefore unable to place a copy in the Library as requested.

Written Answers — Defence: Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (16 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: ...disarmament. We have reduced the total explosive power of our nuclear forces by over 70 per cent. since the end of the Cold War and in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review we announced that only one Trident submarine would be on deterrent patrol at any one time. That submarine would normally be on several days' notice to fire with its missiles de-targeted. We have conducted studies on the...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: There is no requirement under Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 to assess the number of potential casualties arising from a malfunction of a Trident nuclear warhead at the base on the Clyde and no estimates have therefore been made. However, it is highly unlikely that any catastrophic malfunction of a Trident warhead, resulting in a radioactive release...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The combined capital and running costs of the United Kingdom nuclear warhead programme, the Trident submarine programme and the warhead delivery system was around 3 per cent. of the annual defence budget for financial year 2003–04. The total cost for the current financial year is not yet available.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident Replacement (14 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The decision on whether or not to replace Trident is likely to be required during the next Parliament.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The nuclear warhead mounted on the United Kingdom's Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles was designed for use only on such missiles. Fundamental design changes would be required to enable it to function safely and effectively when mounted on a cruise missile, but no detailed assessment of such changes, or their feasibility, has been made.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: As announced in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (paragraph 67), we have only one Trident submarine on deterrent patrol at a time, carrying 48 warheads.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The last risk assessment on the transport of nuclear material for the Trident nuclear system was issued in January 2005. The Scottish Executive was not involved in the generation of this risk assessment.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: Comprehensive assessments of risks arising from ownership of the Trident missile and associated warheads were undertaken before introduction into service. Risk is kept under constant review and arrangements are in place to ensure formal regular reporting to the appropriate bodies.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (21 Feb 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The number of civilian jobs which directly rely upon the Trident programme is estimated to be 936 in Scotland, with an additional 6,640 in the rest of the United Kingdom. The number of civilian jobs which indirectly rely upon the Trident programme is estimated to be 300 in Scotland and 5,700 for the rest of the UK.

Written Answers — Defence: Fire Control and Retargeting Systems (21 Feb 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The Mk98 Fire Control System draws together all the information needed to calculate the flight data required by a Trident missile prior to launch. The Mk98 Mod 2 Fire Control System was installed on the Vanguard class of submarines at build. The Mk98 Mod 5 programme was undertaken to update hardware to overcome obsolescence and is now complete. Initial Operating Capability was achieved in...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (9 Feb 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: Modifications to the shore-based target planning system for Trident have cost an average of £250,000 per year (at current prices) since 1993. The last major modification took place in Financial Year 2001–02 and cost around £584,000. The purpose of the modifications has been to update hardware and operating system software in accordance with good industry practice.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (9 Feb 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The combined capital and running costs of Trident, since it was declared operational in 1994, has ranged between 2 and 4 per cent. of the annual defence budget. The total cost of Trident for the current financial year is not yet available. Based on current planning assumptions the costs for its remaining period in service are expected to be between 2 and 4 per cent. of the expected annual...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Disarmament (2 Feb 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: .... For example, we have reduced the total explosive power of our nuclear forces by over 70 per cent. since the end of the Cold War and in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review we announced that only one Trident submarine would be on deterrent patrol at any one time. That submarine would normally be on several days notice to fire with its missiles de-targeted. The Conference on Disarmament (CD)...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Trident Missile (18 Jan 2005)

Mr Geoff Hoon: The current estimate of the total acquisition cost of the Trident programme, with payments already made expressed at the prices and exchange rates actually incurred and future spend at the current financial year exchange rate (the hybrid) estimate, is now £9,804 million. Leaving aside the effects of price inflation and exchange rate variation there has been a cost increase of £3...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (28 Oct 2004)

Mr Geoff Hoon: ...maintaining a nuclear deterrent capability is in hand in accordance with the policy set out in last December's Defence White Paper. As that White Paper made clear, decisions on whether to replace Trident are not needed this Parliament but are likely to be required in the next one.

Defence (21 Oct 2004)

Mr Geoff Hoon: My hon. Friend knows full well that no defence Minister ever answer questions such as that. One of the reasons for having Trident is its deterrent effect. To answer such questions would be to give away an important aspect of deterrence. We do not intend to do that.

Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities (21 Jul 2004)

Mr Geoff Hoon: ...remain committed to maintaining the effectiveness of the nuclear deterrent, including making the necessary investment at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, and to keep open the options for a successor to Trident until a decision is required, probably in the next Parliament. In addition to the reductions in the armed forces' manpower, we envisage reductions of around 10,000 in...