Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who briefed the Prime Minister that a Trident D5 II missile launched as part of the 2016 Demonstration and Shakedown Operation exercise had not completed its test as planned.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 January 2017 to the hon. Member for South Down (Ms Ritchie) to Question 61284. HMS Vengeance successfully concluded her Demonstration and Shakedown Operation and returned to the operational cycle.