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Civil Aviation Bill (1 Nov 2005)

Lord Soley: ...another interest to declare: I am a long-term resident of west London and for 30 years have lived under the flight paths of Heathrow. Like everyone else, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s when Trident and Concorde were flying, we would have closed the airport the next morning if, and only if, personal interests about noise were put above the prosperity of the area. Most of us who live in...

Royal Air Force (2 Feb 1984)

Mr Clive Soley: ...of the Government's political thinking that led them into that trap. It is important to note that the threat will reach its peak at roughly the same time as Britain is picking up the bill for Trident. It has been said that Trident will cost £10 billion. By the time that we pick up the bill, especially in view of the strength of the dollar, I suspect that the cost will be considerably...

Orders of the Day — Falkland Islands (Franks Report) (26 Jan 1983)

Mr Clive Soley: ...May I adduce as evidence for that the statement in Hansard of 29 March when, in answer to an intervention by the hon. Member for Ashford (Mr. Speed) concerning expenditure on HMS Endurance and the Trident missile programme, the Secretary of State for Defence at that time replied: I do not intend to get involved in a debate about the Falkland Islands now. These issues are too...

Bill Presented: Adult Education (16 Feb 1981)

Mr Clive Soley: ...education and defence, the Government would say that we must spend the money on defence in order to safeguard the country. On that argument, they would justify the spending of £5,000 million on the Trident missile. I do not agree. I happen to believe that the Trident missile will endanger peace rather than preserve it. But that is another question. What is not at question is the fact...