Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Trident
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the cost to his Department of replacing Trident.
- Answer
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The estimated procurement costs for replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent are £15-20 billion, at 2006-07 prices for a four-boat fleet. Once the new fleet of submarines comes into service annual in-service capital and running costs of the deterrent, which includes the costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, are expected to be similar to today. This cost is currently around 5 to 6 per cent. of the annual defence budget.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 496 c19W; 285636
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Finance Trident
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