Trident (Successor) (Hansard, 3 February 1999)

HC Deb 03 February 1999 vol 324 c650W 650W

§ Mr. Alan Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to make a decision on a successor system to Trident. [68837]

§ Mr. George Robertson
No decision on any successor system to Trident will be needed for several years. Any decision on a successor to Trident would be taken in the light of progress towards the Government's goal of verifiable global nuclear disarmament.