Trident - decision makers
The Oxford Research Group (ORG) —an independent non-governmental organisation -has put together this list of key officials.
It is likely that a similar group of officials will be involved in the Trident replacement decision to those involved in previous nuclear weapons decisions, suggesting that the decision will be taken by a small group of senior policy-makers and advisers close to the prime minster with little full cabinet consultation. The list below includes both the likely decision-makers and those who ORG feel should also be part of the process. Note that ministerial addresses, emails and other contact details remain the same even if different people occupy the posts over a period of time.
Note: It is usually more effective to write to officials and parliamentarians than directly to ministers, who are very unlikely to read your letter themselves. We don't expect you to write to everyone on the list - why not pick out one or two and see how you get on?
Cabinet
Tony Blair, Prime Minister
Rt Hon Tony Blair MP,
10 Downing Street,
London, SW1A 2AA
Fax: 020 7925 0918
Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road
LONDON SW1A 2HQ
Fax 020 7270 4580
ministers@hm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk
Des Browne, Secretary of State for Defence
Rt Hon Des Browne MP
The Ministerial Correspondence Unit,
Floor 5, Zone A, Main Building,
Whitehall,
London SW1A 2HB
Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H OET
Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary)
Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
Treasury
Stephen Timms, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
LONDON SW1A 2HQ
Fax: 020 7219 2423
Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Nicholas Macpherson,
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
LONDON SW1A 2HQ
Ministry of Defence
Michael Walker, Chief of the Defence Staff
General Sir Michael Walker
Chief of the Defence Staff
Old War Office, Whitehall,
London SW1A 2EU
Kevin Tebbit, Permanent Under-Secretary of State
Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG
Permanent Under-Secretary of State
Old War Office, Whitehall,
London SW1A 2EU
Lord Drayson, Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement
Lord Drayson,
Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement,
Old War Office, Whitehall,
London SW1A 2EU
Desmond Bowen, Policy Director
Desmond Bowen,
Policy Director (responsible for the formulation of strategic defence and security policy)
Old War Office, Whitehall,
London SW1A 2EU
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Michael Jay, Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service
Sir Michael Jay KCMG
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
David Richmond, Director General, Defence and Intelligence
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
David Richmond, Director General, Defence and Intelligence
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
Stephen Pattison, Director, International Security
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
Edward Oakden, Superintending Director, Counter-Proliferation Department
Downing Street West
London, SW1 2AH
Sir David Manning, UK Ambassador to the USA
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008, USA
Fax: (1)(202) 588 7870
Prime Minister's Office
The contact details below are relevant for all the following people:
10 Downing Street
London, SW1A 2AA
Jonathan Powell, Chief of Staff
Sir Nigel Sheinwald KCMG, Advisor on Foreign Policy and Head of the Overseas and Defence Secretariat
Senior Policy Advisors, Foreign Policy:
Matthew Rycroft, David Hallam, Liz Lloyd, Roger Liddle
All-Party Groups
Membership of these groups is drawn from backbench members of all political parties in the House of Commons. They provide an opportunity for cross-party discussion and co-operation on particular issues, and can act as useful pressure groups for specific causes.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation
For a full list of its members and purpose see http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmparty/041217/memi252.htm
Contact: Lord Garden, Convenor, e-mail: tgarden@mac.com
British-American Parliamentary Group
For a full list of its members and purpose see www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmparty/041217/memi06.htm
Contact: Ms Hannah Mitchell, Administrator, British-American Parliamentary Group, Room 6/38, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
Parliamentary Committees
The Commons Defence Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee can, if so desired, scrutinise the government's nuclear weapons policy through open or closed hearings. If your MP is a member of one of these committees you could have an excellent opportunity to influence the decision making process.
Defence Committee
Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA Fax: 020 7219 6952
Email: defcom@parliament.uk
Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee, Committee Office, House of Commons, London, SW1 0AA Fax: 020 7219 5365 Email: foraffcom@parliament.uk
