Trident (Hansard, 6 February 1990)

§ 21. Mr. Kirkwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next expects to meet his American counterpart to discuss the development of the Trident missile system.

§ Mr. Tom King
As I mentioned earlier in my answer to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Mr. Bennett), I met the United States Defence Secretary in the course of my visit to the United States last week. I expect to meet him again during this year at NATO ministerial meetings.

§ 79. Mr. Cryer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) defective and (b) successful test firings there have been of the Trident D5 missile; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
In 1989 the United States navy completed a series of 19 land-based Trident II D5 development test firings, of which 16 were successful (one partial), one was destroyed in error by the test range authorities, and two were unsuccessful. The United States navy is currently undertaking a series of submarine-launched test firings of the Trident II D5 missile of which there have been six successful and two unsuccessful flights. The causes of all unsuccessful flights have been diagnosed and corrected.

§ Mr. Canavan
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on progress on the Trident programme.

§ 56. Mr. Sumberg
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress being made on the Trident programme.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
I refer my hon. Friend and the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 31 January at columns207–08,and to the detailed report on Trident which was placed in the Library of the House on the same day.

§ Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme.

§ 41. Mr. Madden
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme.
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§ 65. Mr. McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme.

110. Mr. Heifer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
I refer the hon. Members to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 31 January at columns207–08.