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Written question asked by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 October 2010. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 November 2010 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 projected (a) discounted and (b) undiscounted nuclear decommissioning costs for Trident replacement.
Answer

The costs of nuclear decommissioning of the successor submarines are dependent on a number of decisions that have yet to be taken, including decisions outside the successor project. Forecasts for these costs will be included in the project's Whole Life Costs that will be prepared ahead of Main Gate.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20625; 517 c856W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Finance Trident
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk