Written Question
Wednesday 27th July 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much contingency funding has been allocated for (1) Project Mensa, and (2) Project Pegasus, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The anticipated outturn costs cannot be provided. The current approved costs and in-service dates for Project Mensa and Project Pegasus are shown below.
In-service dates are shown in bandings to avoid prejudice to national security and defence.
The Main Gate business cases for Projects Mensa and Pegasus include estimates for risk and uncertainty, which are contained within the approved costs.
Project | In-service period | Approved cost (£million) |
Project Mensa (warhead assembly/disassembly) | 2016-20 | 734 |
Project Pegasus (uranium components) | 2016-20 | 634 |
Written Question
Wednesday 27th July 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the in-service date for the UK Trident Mark 4A nuclear warhead; what are the estimated costs of the Mark 4A programme; and what progress has been made to date in delivering that programme.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
I am withholding details of the date of the Mk 4A's component's entry into service, progress to date and the cost of the programme, for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Written Question
Wednesday 27th July 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new arrangements they plan to introduce for the delivery of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme, and when those arrangements will enter into force.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
I refer the noble Baroness to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 21 April 2016 (HCWS689). The contract between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Atomic Weapons Establishment Management Limited (AWEML) has been reviewed. As a result of the review, the MOD has greater control over the programme, while ensuring that AWE continues to deliver value for money for the taxpayer. The contract between the MOD and AWEML also provides the opportunity for higher performance incentives, as well as reductions if targets are not met. These arrangements are now in force.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 08 Jul 2016
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I shall not delay the House too long in speaking to my noble friend’s excellent Bill. It is not only timely but very clear and overdue. This has been quite a week and the timing of this debate is serendipitous. Wednesday saw the long-awaited publication of the Chilcot …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Counter-Daesh: Quarterly Update
"My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I join him and the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, in commending the work of our service men and women. This was echoed in yesterday’s debate.
There must be absolute clarity about what Syria and Iraq would look like post-Daesh …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 May 2016
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, before extending a welcome to the noble Baroness, Lady Jowell, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Perry. I, too, went straight from university to teach and really identified with her story. It encompassed what a lot of young people are like: they might not be well off or …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 May 2016
Yemen
"My Lords, I welcome the talks taking place in Kuwait, but what involvement are we having in these talks and what involvement might we have in keeping any peace?..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Armed Forces Bill
"My Lords, from these Benches I also want to pay tribute to our Armed Forces. It has been a small and not quite perfectly formed Bill, but a very interesting Bill on which to work and I thank the Minister and his team for being ready to talk to us …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Armed Forces Bill
"I support the amendments. As the noble Baroness has just said, what is there not to like?
Children joining the services at 16 and 17 come in all shapes and sizes: from those embarking on technical or engineering careers to those joining the infantry and, possibly, the Royal Marines. Their …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Armed Forces Bill
"My Lords, these two amendments had a slightly chequered path to the Marshalled List. The noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and I sat down after Committee and wondered whether we could somehow incorporate the two ideas into one. We took our resulting amendments to the Table Office, which said that it …..."Baroness Jolly - View Speech
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