Strategic Defence and Security Review

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 19 October 2010.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 3:31, 19 October 2010

I really can reassure my hon. Friend. I am a very strong supporter of replacing Trident. We have sought the best military advice on what is right for its replacement, and the fact is that because we have been operating the Vanguard submarines for many years, we know what their life can be. We know that it is absolutely right to go through the initial gate this year-we are spending some £700 million in this Parliament on Trident's replacement-but to go through the final gate of actually commissioning the building in 2016. We are on track to replace Trident and have a full-service nuclear deterrent. It is the right decision, and it saves money at the same time. That is what we should do.