Trident

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 19 Tachwedd 1991.

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Photo of Chris Mullin Chris Mullin , Sunderland South 12:00, 19 Tachwedd 1991

That is about £2 billion for the first five years. Is not it madness to be spending billions of pounds on a missile system which does not deter and may not work —and when we have no one at whom to point it? Cannot the Secretary of State think of better uses for the perhaps upwards of £20 billion which will be spent on the Trident missile system in capital and investments?