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Future Nuclear Deterrent Annual Update 2020

17 December 2020

Proposing MP
Ben Wallace Con
Wyre and Preston North
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Ministry of Defence
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At a Glance

Issue Summary

The statement is about publishing the annual update for the UK's Future Nuclear Deterrent programme.

Action Requested

I am publishing the ninth report on the Future Nuclear Deterrent programme as committed to in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, placing a copy in the Library of the House.

Key Facts

  • The report is titled 'The United Kingdom’s Future Nuclear Deterrent: 2020 Update to Parliament'.
  • A copy of the report has been placed in the Library of the House.
  • This update follows the initial approval for procurement of the successor to the VANGUARD Class ballistic missile submarines announced on 18 May 2011.
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