Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister of State for Defence of 23 January 2017, HL Official Report, column 463, how many (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of the House of Lords were (i) invited to be and (ii) onboard the survey vessels observing the trident missile test firing in July 2016.
One Member of the House of Lords attended the Demonstration and Shakedown Operation in June 2016. No hon. Members of the House of Commons were present.