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Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (12 Nov 2007) has video

Michael Moore: ...global arsenals, and to reduce the headlong rush elsewhere to acquire them. We cannot create the right conditions for force reductions if we pre-empt the debate by making the decision to replace Trident now, especially when the technical considerations show that we do not have to do so until well into the next decade. As a country, we have lost our focus on that first priority of arms...

Defence in the United Kingdom (17 Nov 2005)

Michael Moore: ...policy, to which the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton referred. The defence White Paper, "Delivering Security in a Changing World", published in December 2003, first raised the issue of the replacement of Trident when it indicated that a decision was "likely to be required" in this Parliament. At the time, the quote might have looked as though it was tucked away in relative obscurity at...

Written Answers — Defence: Nucelar Deterrent (14 Oct 2005)

Michael Moore: ...will take to ensure a full debate on the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent; and whether these will include the publication of a White Paper; (2) whether a final decision on the replacement of Trident will be subject to a vote of the House; and whether he expects that the decision will be made during this Parliament.

Written Answers — Defence: Nucelar Deterrent (14 Oct 2005)

Michael Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work has been undertaken by his Department on an extension of the service of Trident D5 missiles.

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Deterrent (21 Jul 2005)

Michael Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with United States officials regarding the replacement of Trident; whom they involved; when they took place; and if he will make a statement; (2) what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) UK defence companies and (ii) overseas defence...

Defence in the World (7 Jul 2005)

Michael Moore: ...materials from the former Soviet Union. Those should be our first priorities. Although we must not lose our focus on those issues, we will in due course have to consider any future replacement of Trident. On Monday, the Secretary of State said: "Decisions on any replacement of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent are likely to be necessary in the lifetime of the current...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Nuclear Deterrent (6 Jun 2005)

Michael Moore: ...there are rapidly changing threats to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world, not least the danger of proliferation of nuclear weapons. As the Government consider the possible replacement of Trident, and in the aftermath of the failure of the review conference for the non-proliferation treaty, will the Secretary of State make it clear how the UK will take forward its obligations...

Foreign Affairs and Defence (18 May 2005)

Michael Moore: ..., but we recognise that, as Ministers flagged up before the election, one of the big issues that we will face in this Parliament is the beginning of the debate about what might succeed the existing Trident missile system. We are extremely well served by the men and women who make up our armed forces in this country. As we debate these matters in the House and take decisions about what...

Non-Proliferation Review (8 Mar 2005)

Mr Michael Moore: ...deserve continued recognition for the serious steps that have been taken: the withdrawal of the RAF's freefall nuclear weapon; the reduction to a single nuclear weapons delivery system in Trident; and a 70 per cent. overall reduction in the explosive power of the UK's military capabilities. The Government also signed up to the comprehensive test ban treaty in 1998, and they have...