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Stop Michael Fallon from spending £642m on Trident before a vote in Parliament.
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245 signatures
What the petition asks
Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, is due to announce spending £642 million of public money on renewing Trident despite the fact that the issue of whether to replace the UK's nuclear weapons will not be voted on in Parliament until later this year.
Spending this money on Trident will make it more difficult for the UK to pull out of its nuclear weapon programme as a significant amount of money will already have been invested in its renewal.
This is a unilateral and undemocratic decision by the Defence Secretary that will contribute to the vote in Parliament later this year swinging in favour of renewing the weapons, compromising the impartiality of such a vote. No spending on the programme should be allowed until the vote has taken place.
This is a unilateral and undemocratic decision by the Defence Secretary that will contribute to the vote in Parliament later this year swinging in favour of renewing the weapons, compromising the impartiality of such a vote. No spending on the programme should be allowed until the vote has taken place.
Timeline
| 3 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
245
Status
Closed
Opened
3 Mar 2016
Closed
3 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.