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Written question asked by Peter Bone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 November 2010. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 15 November 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of Trident replacement following an Initial Gate Decision in the (a) present and (b) next Parliament.
Answer

The 2006 White Paper 'The Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent' set out the initial total procurement cost of the replacement nuclear deterrent as £15 billion to £20 billion in 2006-07 prices. The likely expenditure is dependent on the decision on Initial Gate which we expect in the next few weeks. I intend to update Parliament on progress, including costs, after the Initial Gate decision through the publication of a report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22376; 518 c564W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Trident
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk