Trident (Hansard, 14 July 1987)

§ 17. Mr. Hayward
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of the Trident programme.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
The United Kingdom Trident programme is making satisfactory progress and remains on time and to budget.

§ 24. Mr. Frank Cook
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what talks he has had with his French counterpart on co-operation on operational aspects of the deployment of Trident and the French submarine deterrent.

§ Mr. Younger
The British and French Governments maintain a close and fruitful dialogue on a wide range of defence and security matters.

§ 31. Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how it is proposed that communications will be maintained between Ministers and Trident submarines, and between Trident missiles and those deciding on targeting, without reliance on United States' extremely low-frequency systems and United States' satellites.

§ Mr. Ian Stewart
Effective and independent communications under the control of Her Majesty's Government will exist for all aspects of United Kingdom Trident submarine operations. Details of these are naturally classified.

§ 45. Mr. Franks
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to place officially the order for the second Trident submarine.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
I refer to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, South (Mr. Brandon-Bravo) earlier today.