Trident Missiles: Testing

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 6 February 2017.

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Photo of Brendan O'Hara Brendan O'Hara Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he was part of the discussion in which it was decided not to inform Parliament that the Trident D5 II missile launched as part of the 2016 Demonstration and Shakedown Operation exercise had not completed its test as planned.

Photo of Brendan O'Hara Brendan O'Hara Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria underpinned the decision not to make public the fact that the 2016 Demonstration and Shakedown Operation exercise had not been completed as planned and that the Trident D5 II missile launched by HMS Vanguard had not completed its test as planned.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on publication of the results of the Royal Navy SSBN and Trident II D5 demonstration and shakedown operations.

Photo of Michael Fallon Michael Fallon The Secretary of State for Defence

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 31 January to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Ms Ferrier) to Question 61464. HMS Vengeance successfully concluded her Demonstration and Shakedown Operation and returned to the operational cycle.

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