Results 1-14 of 14 for trident speaker:Pete Wishart

Scotland and the Union (1 May 2007)

Pete Wishart: ...procurement. I know that hon. Members like to discuss defence procurement, but the defining decision that the House has taken about defence over the past few months and years is the renewal of Trident, which is £50 billion-worth of weapons of mass destruction placed just miles from the most populous city in Scotland. It was overwhelmingly opposed by the people of Scotland, campaigned...

Point of Order: Trident (14 Mar 2007)

Pete Wishart: As the right hon. Gentleman knows, the submarines are to be based in Scotland, which has the greatest opposition to the renewal of Trident. Some 80 per cent. opposed it in the last opinion poll. Why should the submarines be based in Scotland; and would he respect the views of the Scottish people as expressed through their Parliament, if it decided to vote against Trident?

Business of the House (1 Mar 2007)

Pete Wishart: Like all other Members, I am very much looking forward to the debate on Trident. Does the Leader of the House believe that Members who say something publicly on Trident should follow that through in the way that they vote in the Division following the debate? Eighty per cent. of the Scottish people oppose Trident and 45 per cent. say that they will switch their vote away from parties that...

Written Answers — Scotland: Trident (27 Feb 2007)

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the siting in Scotland of facilities related to the Trident weapon system.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (11 Dec 2006)

Pete Wishart: If the Scottish Parliament, clearly expressing the majority view of the Scottish people, votes against the stationing of Trident or any other nuclear weapons on Scottish soil, will the Secretary of State and the Government respect that decision?

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the annual operational costs for a replacement for the Trident nuclear submarine and missile system.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (22 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 15 March 2005, Official Report, column 189W, on Trident, if he will estimate the number of potential casualties which would arise from a malfunction of a Trident nuclear warhead at the base on the Clyde.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...of State for Defence pursuant to the answers to the hon. Members for North Tayside (Pete Wishart) and for Banff and Buchan (Mr. Salmond), of 2 March 2005, Official Report, column 1234W, on Trident, whether he has made an estimate of potential casualties in the west of Scotland arising from a catastrophic malfunction of a Trident nuclear warhead at the base on the Clyde that leads to a...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the operational costs of (a) the UK nuclear warhead programme, (b) the Trident submarine programme and (c) the warhead delivery system were in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether arrangements are in place for the transfer of command and control functions for the Trident nuclear system to (a) the Australian Government and (b) the US Administration in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK which leads to (i)loss of communication with and (ii) the destruction of the UK Government.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (2 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...transportation of nuclear warheads within the naval base on the Clyde; (2) what estimate he has made of potential casualties in the west of Scotland arising from a catastrophic malfunction of a Trident nuclear warhead on a submarine based in the Clyde.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimates have been made of the possible acquisition costs of a replacement for the Trident nuclear warhead delivery system.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of potential risks of malfunction in the (a) nuclear warhead and (b) delivery system of the Trident nuclear missile.

Defence Policy (Scotland) (1 May 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...Scotland now houses all of Britain's nuclear weapons and that the Russian Threat previously used to justify these weapons has disappeared." It continues: "Conference further notes that scrapping Trident would now save some £1.5 billion annually which could and should be constructively employed in areas of obvious need such as housing, education and the Health service as well as...