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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 26 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 January 2015. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Monday, 2 February 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the year-on-year future spending on the development phase of the replacement for Trident.

Answer

As stated in the UK Future Nuclear Deterrent 2014 Update to Parliament, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is more than halfway through a five year, £3.3 billion, Assessment Phase for the Successor submarine programme.

To the end of financial year 2013-14, a total of £1,243 million has been spent on this Assessment Phase. The MOD expects to commit around a further £2 billion before a Main Gate investment decision in 2016.

Estimated spending for individual years is being withheld as it relates to the formulation of Government policy and release would prejudice commercial interests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222052
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Finance Trident
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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