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Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (3 Mar 1992)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the ordering of the fourth Trident submarine.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (3 Mar 1992)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: ...Member for Dover (Mr. Shaw) and the answer that he has just given have comprehensively shot a number of foxes, but one is still up and running. Will he confirm that during its lifetime in service Trident will take about 3 per cent. of the defence budget and that no other known system could be so cost effective but still provide the same degree of security?

Royal Navy (28 Feb 1989)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: I should like to be absolutely certain what the latest Liberal party defence policy is. Would its members pledge themselves to maintaining Trident submarines and the weapons that go with them for the forseeable future?

Royal Navy (28 Feb 1989)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the second and third Trident submarines are costing decidedly less than the first? Are not the Government, through consistent batch ordering, reducing the costs of the same items of equipment?

Royal Navy (6 Feb 1986)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: ...it wants and its policy makes no sense at all. The Social Democratic party has perpetuated an insidious con trick by suggesting that cruise-carrying submarines can provide a viable alternative to Trident. To provide even minimal deterrence, we would have to have many times the present number of cruise-carrying submarines. The Social Democratic party would reduce defence expenditure, but...

Orders of the Day — Dockyard Services Bill (2 Dec 1985)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: ...play a much fuller and more involved part than mere salaried employees. The refitting of SSNs is carried out at Devonport, though in future this will take place at Rosyth as well. The refitting of Trident SSBNs will be undertaken only at Rosyth. I accept, with certain reservations, that the Government are keeping their finger on the pulse of defence procurement and expenditure and are...

The Royal Navy (29 Nov 1984)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: I hope that the hon. Member for Dunfermline, West (Mr. Douglas) will excuse me if I do not directly follow his points. I shall not be dealing with Trident, which has been dealt with well by my right hon. Friend the Minister. I wish to raise a number of points today, and in deference to the wishes of Mr. Speaker and to the fact that many other hon. Members wish to speak, I shall try to keep...

Orders of the Day — Airbus Industrie (Government Support) (2 Dec 1983)

Mr Jonathan Sayeed: .... I believe that the A320 is commercially viable, economically sound and essential for the maintenance of an effective aerospace industry in this country. Though good aircraft in themselves, the Trident, VC10 and Caravelle were low-volume aircraft and thus commercially unattractive. The Airbus Industrie story is different. Its success in European and overseas markets has shown the solid...