That this House supports the Government’s assessment in
the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review
that the UK’s independent minimum credible nuclear deterrent, based on a
Continuous at Sea Deterrence posture, will remain essential to the UK's security
today as it has for over 60 years, and for as long as the global security
situation demands, to deter the most extreme threats to the UK's national
security and way of life and that of the UK's allies; supports the decision to
take the necessary steps required to maintain the current posture by replacing
the current Vanguard Class submarines with four Successor submarines; recognises
the importance of this programme to the UK’s defence industrial base and in
supporting thousands of highly skilled engineering jobs; notes that the
Government will continue to provide annual reports to Parliament on the
programme; recognises that the UK remains committed to reducing its overall
nuclear weapon stockpile by the mid-2020s; and supports the Government’s
commitment to continue work towards a safer and more stable world, pressing for
key steps towards multilateral disarmament.
