Update on the Trident Successor Programme - Commons Library Standard Note

Published 14 January 2013 | Standard notes SN06526

Authors: Claire Taylor

Topic: Arms control, Defence equipment and procurement, Defence policy

The programme to replace the UK’s nuclear deterrent from 2028 onwards continues apace and in December 2012 the Government published its first update report to Parliament. This note briefly examines the progress that has been made since Initial Gate on the programme was passed in May 2011, including the contracts that have been placed to date and the estimated costs of the replacement programme. It also briefly looks at wider issues such as the Review of Alternatives which is due to report to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the first half of 2013, and the potential impact of the Scottish referendum on independence which is expected in autumn 2014.

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