Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the operational viability of the UK's Trident programme as part of the continuous at-sea deterrent.
Answered by Michael Fallon
Her Majesty's Government takes its responsibilities extremely seriously to ensure and assure a minimum credible nuclear deterrent based upon a policy of Continuous At Sea Deterrence, delivered by the Royal Navy. To sustain this, we are committed to replacing the current Vanguard-class submarines with a fleet of four Successor ballistic missile submarines.
Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire served in each branch of the armed forces in each of the last five years; and how many such people are currently serving.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Information about how many Service personnel were recruited from specific towns and areas is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.