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United States of America (10 Feb 2009): David Lidington: ...that they are behind such an approach, but I want to tease out from the Minister whether our Government believe that that new strategy has implications for their policies on the modernisation of Trident and the future of the British nuclear deterrent. Finally, I cannot avoid saying a few words about the allegations that have been made about torture and abuse. Harking back to my opening...
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (24 Jul 2007): David Lidington: ...with the hon. Member for Islington, North that the UK should give up its nuclear deterrent. Neither do I agree that there is a comfortable way out of taking the difficult decision whether to renew Trident by postponing it. The Minister will have chapter and verse, but my clear memory of our debate earlier this Session on the renewal of Trident is that all the expert advice from defence...
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (24 Jul 2007): David Lidington: ..., both nationally and internationally. I draw my hon. Friend's attention to the remarks of the Bishop of Rochester a few months ago, when he acknowledged that the "cost of replacing or renewing Trident is often cited as a reason for not doing so." He also acknowledged that that money could be spent on "international development or environmental projects", but concluded that "the cost of...

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