Trident Nuclear Weapons System Replacement
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Foreign Policy and Defence
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Description
The UK's Trident nuclear weapons system, comprising missile armed submarines, provides a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. There have been votes on if the system should be replaced with a new nuclear deterrent when Trident reaches the end of its lifespan.
[Person name] voted for/against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03 | Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 580 |
| 2007-03 | Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Cross party aye | 568 |
| 2015-01 | Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal | against | weak | Division | does_not_use_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 401 |
| 2015-06 | Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident | against | weak | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 388 |
| 2015-11 | Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Deterrent Programme Renewal | against | weak | Division | does_not_use_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 394 |
| 2016-05 | Queen's Speech — UK Membership of the EU — Nuclear Weapons — House of Lords — Devolution — Refugee Crisis in Europe | against | weak | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 355 |
| 2016-07 | UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence | agree | strong | Division | does_not_use_powers | Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided | 587 |