§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he now expects to place the order for the fourth Trident submarine.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe formal response from Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd to the tender invitation for the construction of SSBN07 was received by my Department on 19 February. and it is planned to place the order for the submarine later this year. Both the tender and the order for SSBN08 will follow in due course.