Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 1997. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: Pursuant to his Answers of 23rd January, Official Report, column 686W, if he will list the (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent parts of the sum allocated to the Trident programme. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answers of 23 January, Official Report, column 686, if he will list the (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent parts of the sum allocated to the Trident programme. [13646] Mr. Arbuthnot: A breakdown of the remaining expenditure on the Trident procurement programme is as follows: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Uncommitted Unspent commitment Submarine 136 260 Strategic weapon system 303 154 Tactical weapon system 0 62 Buildings/works 7 1 Dockyards 256 2 Warhead/miscellaneous-unallocated 161 71 contingency Totals 863 550 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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