 In 1986 Hind was appointed PPS Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister responsible for Defence Procurement, David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne where he monitored Labour's policy on nuclear disarmament.Hind was a fervent advocate of nuclear defence.In a debate in the House of Commons on Defence which took place on 30 June 1986 Hind caustically argued, “The abandonment of Trident would cause a large deficit.