Comparison of Divisions: Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System — 14 Mar 2007 at 18:53 with Division No. 78 on the same day at 18:53

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Vote (a) : Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System - 14 Mar 2007 at 18:53 - Division No. 77

The majority of MPs voted to maintain the UK's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system.

MPs were considering the following motion:

  • That this House
  • supports the Government's decisions, as set out in the White Paper The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm 6994), to take the steps necessary to maintain the UK's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system and to take further steps towards meeting the UK's disarmament responsibilities under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

In this vote majority of MPs voted against changing the above motion supporting the Government's nuclear weapons policy to one which read.[1]

  • This House
  • notes the Government's decision, as set out in the White Paper The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm 6994),[2] to take the steps necessary to maintain the UK minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system and to take further steps towards meeting the United Kingdom's disarmament responsibilities under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty,[3]
  • but believes that the case is not yet proven and remains unconvinced of the need for an early decision.

The Government's original motion, still intact, was subsequently voted for by a majority of MPs.[4]

Seven MPs voted inconsistently between the two motions.[5]

Vote (b) : Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System - 14 Mar 2007 at 18:53 - Division No. 78

The majority of MPs voted to maintain the UK's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system.

The majority of MPs voted for the motion:[1]

  • This House
  • supports the Government's decisions, as set out in the White Paper The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm 6994),[2] to take the steps necessary to maintain the UK's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system and to take further steps towards meeting the UK's disarmament responsibilities under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.[3]

This followed a previous vote against asserting that the case was "not yet proven",[4] and was recognized as Parliamentary authorization for the development of a new generation of submarines and launch vehicles for the deployment of ballistic nuclear weapons against targets unknown.[5][6]

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Opposite in Votes - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote on Motion (a) was opposite to their inverted vote on Motion (b). You can also see all differing votes between these two divisions, or simply all the votes.

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b)

NameConstituencyPartyVote (a)Vote (b)
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLab (minister)aye aye
Howard StoateDartfordLab (minister)aye aye
Dawn ButlerBrent SouthLab (minister)no no
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLab (minister)no no
Nigel GriffithsEdinburgh SouthLabno no
Patrick HallBedfordLab (minister)no no
Jim McGovernDundee WestLab (minister)no no

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