Trident (Hansard, 25 November 1994)

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the announcement by the United States' Deputy Defence Secretary, on 16 August, regarding United Kingdom plans to buy Trident D5 missiles.

§ Mr. Freeman
The statement attributed to the United States Defence Secretary concerned United States plans for its 1996 budget and referred to current United Kingdom planning assumptions. Final decisions have yet to be taken on further missile purchases.

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's latest estimate of the cost of the total D5 missile purchases.

§ Mr. Freeman
The current total estimated cost of Trident D5 missile purchases is £1,275 million at 1993–94 prices.

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been committed to the purchase of Trident D5 missiles from the United States to date.

§ Mr. Freeman
At the end of August 1994, some £718 million at outturn prices had been committed on the purchase of Trident D5 missiles from the United States.