Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 19 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Nuclear Deterrent

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the UK Government has paid Atomic Weapons Establishment Management Limited in each of the last 20 years.

Answer

The contract between the Ministry of Defence and Atomic Weapons Establishment Management Limited commenced in April 2000. Annual expenditure at the Establishment since then, and that projected for 2005–06 to 2007–08, is as follows:

Atomic weapons establishment annual expenditure(as at October 2005, £ million, 2005–06 prices)
	£ million
2000–01	311
2001–02	291
2002–03	278
2003–04	300
2004–05	363
2005–06	507
⁽¹⁶⁾ Forecast.

On current planning we expect expenditure at the Atomic Weapons Establishment to be a total for the next two financial years (2006–07 and 2007–08) of around £1.5 billion.Figures previously published in the 18 March 2005, Official Report, column 478W have now been uprated to 2005–06 prices. In addition, certain elements of cost have been re-allocated between 2002–03 and 2003–04. The figure for 2004–05, previously reported as provisional, now reflects actual expenditure. I notified these changes to my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corbyn) on 16 August 2005. A copy of my letter is in the Library of the House.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 14990; 437 c15W;437 c15W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Ministry of Defence
Friday, 18 March 2005
Written questions
House of Commons; Aldermaston
Wednesday, 2 November 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: AWE Finance
Contains statistics: Yes

Nuclear Deterrent

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