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Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 June 2006. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 June 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Atomic Weapons Establishment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the budget for the Atomic Weapons Establishment was in each of the last 20 years.
Answer

The following table represents annual expenditure at the Atomic Weapons Establishment during the period of contractorisation (that is, from 1 April 1993 onwards). Costs prior to 1993 were not collected on the same basis and the detail of these, which would be necessary in order to analyse the financial data and establish verifiable comparisons, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Atomic Weapons Establishment annual expenditure (as at 31 March 2006, 2005-06 prices)
£ million
1993-94 299
1994-95 383
1995-96 387
1996-97 340
1997-98 367
1998-99 336
1999-2000 331
2000-01 311
2001-02 291
2002-03 278
2003-04 300
2004-05 363
2005-06 (Provisional) 493

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
447 c621W; 74425
Session
2005-06
Subjects
AWE Expenditure
Link
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