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Written question asked by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 December 2006. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 December 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


UK Nuclear Weapons Capability

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of (a) the projected total cost of maintaining the UK's nuclear weapons capability and (b) the costs of (i) procurement, (ii) the atomic weapons establishment and (iii) running costs from 2007 to 2055.
Answer

Our initial estimates of the future costs (including the procurement costs) involved in sustaining our independent nuclear deterrent capability were set out in paragraphs 5-11 to 5-14 of the White Paper: ‘The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent’, published on 4 December.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
454 c1898W;454 c1902W; 105409
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Finance Nuclear weapons
Link
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