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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 Thursday, 4 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 cost to his Department of the UK's contribution to the Trident D5 missile life extension programme; what contingency arrangements he has put in place to provide for budget overspends on the programme; and what level of overspend those arrangements allow for.
Answer

It is currently estimated that the cost of the UK's participation in the Trident D5 missile life extension programme will remain within the £250 million figure stated in the December 2006 White Paper, ““The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent”” (Cm 6994).There are no specific contingency arrangements for budgetary overspends aside from the existing departmental project approvals and budgetary planning processes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20629; 517 c959W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Trident
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk