Results 1-20 of 23 for trident speaker:John Hutton

Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Scotland (14 Oct 2009)

John Hutton: ...) the then Secretary of State undertook to write to you on completion of a package of work that was being carried out to update the number of civilian jobs in Scotland that directly rely upon the Trident programme. This exercise has now been completed and a breakdown of civilian jobs by skill and home location at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, including Faslane and Coulport, directly...

Written Answers — Defence: Atomic Weapons Establishment: Expenditure (1 Jun 2009)

John Hutton: ...whether to refurbish or replace the warhead has yet to be made and will likely be necessary in the next Parliament. This cost is not reflected in any of the figures quoted in the question. In service costs of the current Trident programme were provided in a response to the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker), on 13 November 2008, Official Report, column 1302W. These did not include...

Written Answers — Defence: Guided Weapons (14 May 2009)

John Hutton: The maximum range of a Trident D5 missile is approximately 6,000 nautical miles, and that of the UK's submarine launched Tomahawk cruise missile is approximately 1,000 nautical miles. The maximum number of warheads that can be carried on a single Trident D5 missile is 12. The UK does not possess nuclear armed cruise missiles. The options described in the 2006 White Paper "The Future of the...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines (30 Mar 2009)

John Hutton: ...intention that both the future UK and US submarines will share a common missile compartment within which the missiles will be carried. In the event that the US decides to develop a successor to the Trident D5 missile, there is no risk that it will be incompatible with this common compartment and hence with the future UK submarine.

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines (30 Mar 2009)

John Hutton: Since the adoption by the UK of a submarine-based nuclear deterrent, the UK has conformed to a common design for the missile launch tubes for both the Polaris and Trident systems. Missile compartments for both systems conform to US specifications necessary to incorporate the US-supplied weapon system. There are, however, agreed variations to reflect UK-specific requirements.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (24 Mar 2009)

John Hutton: ...but procurement costs are likely on average to be the equivalent of around three per cent. annually of the current defence budget over the main period of expenditure. This is around the same as for the Trident programme. Once the new fleet of submarines comes into service, annual in-service capital and running costs of the deterrent, which include the costs of the Atomic Weapons...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons (27 Feb 2009)

John Hutton: ...personnel to each of the US national laboratories and vice versa in support of all aspects of work covered by the Mutual Defence Agreement (including the Polaris Sales Agreement as amended for Trident), is as follows: To Los Alamos From Los Alamos 2003 228 242 2004 130 215 2005 183 152 2006 194 170 2007 312 182 2008 217 255 2009 (to date) 35 37 ...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (23 Feb 2009)

John Hutton: ...point for the programme to replace the Vanguard-class submarines in autumn 2009. This will signify the end of the concept phase. We are also participating in a programme to extend the life of the Trident II D5 missile until around 2042.

Written Answers — Defence: Submarines: Construction (12 Jan 2009)

John Hutton: The Trident II D5 ballistic missile is the delivery system for the UK's nuclear deterrent that is carried by our Vanguard-class submarines. It is an evolutionary development of the Trident IC4 missile that the UK originally planned to procure but was superseded by a decision in 1982 to procure the Trident II D5 missile. As we made clear in the December 2006 White Paper: "The Future of the...

Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (10 Dec 2008) has video

John Hutton: ...my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North in his approach to these matters. I also take issue with what he said about the nuclear White Paper. He said that we were planning an expansion of the Trident fleet. As he knows, that is not the Government's policy. We are taking the necessary measures now to prepare for the need for an eventual replacement of the current Vanguard class, but...

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons: Finance (13 Nov 2008)

John Hutton: The Polaris/Chevaline system was replaced as the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent capability by the Trident system in the mid-1990s. Consequently, no recent estimate has been made of the costs of Polaris and the information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The costs of the current Trident nuclear deterrent are estimated at around £15.7...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Missiles (3 Nov 2008)

John Hutton: As set out in the White Paper 'The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent' (Cm 6994), published on 4 December 2006, a Trident submarine on patrol is normally at several days 'notice to fire'. I am withholding further information as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security and defence of the UK.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Missiles (30 Oct 2008)

John Hutton: ...of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent" (Cm 6994), which was published on 4 December 2006. This White Paper also provides a clear and transparent statement of the capabilities of the UK's Trident system.

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

John Hutton: The UK has fewer than 160 operationally available Trident warheads. I am withholding further information as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security.

Defence Industry (3 Dec 1997)

Mr John Hutton: ...significant. I used them in debates in the previous Parliament. Defence spending over the past 15 to 20 years has largely been at the expense of the Royal Navy, notwithstanding the rundown of the Trident programme. It is clear that the Royal Navy has borne the brunt of many of the reductions in defence spending in the past 15 to 20 years. That is a serious mistake. I do not have any...

Defence Policy (27 Oct 1997)

Mr John Hutton: ...speeches. My constituency has a naturally close affinity with those of my hon. Friends the Members for Plymouth, Sutton (Mrs. Gilroy) and for Chatham and Aylesford (Mr. Shaw); it manufactured the Trident submarines on which the economic prosperity of the Plymouth, Sutton constituency largely depends and the nuclear submarines mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and...

Royal Navy (1 Feb 1996)

Mr John Hutton: .... Over the past 150 years, we have built some of the Navy's finest ships, and we continue to do so. My constituency also plays host to many Royal Navy personnel who are currently involved in the Trident programme, and we look forward to a long and continuing association with the Royal Navy. I think it is common ground on both sides of the House that the past five years have been a period...

Royal Navy (1 Feb 1996)

Mr John Hutton: ...bear in mind—the Minister referred to it—VSEL's role, for many years, as the United Kingdom's submarine specialist. The Minister referred in particular to our success in completing the Trident programme to time and to cost. I hope that he is not now contemplating a situation in which the skills and expertise that have been built up in VSEL are put at risk. He must make it his...

Orders of the Day — Defence (17 Oct 1995)

Mr John Hutton: ...who expect to build the submarines—I have no doubt that they will—that the Ministry will follow the practice that it has adopted for other major submarine building contracts such as Trident and release long-lead funding to allow some of the early steel work needed to construct the boats to begin at the earliest opportunity. That will not at a stroke close the gap opening up in...

Royal Navy (16 Feb 1995)

Mr John Hutton: ...;20 million constructing a bogus and fabricated competition for the new batch 2 Trafalgars? There is no doubt, in my opinion, that those submarines will be built at VSEL. I very much hope that that is so. On the Trident programme, VSEL has an established record of producing value for money, and of producing vessels to quality, to standard and to time. The Trident contract is a perfect...