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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 January 2015. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Aircraft Carriers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department has spent on the aircraft carrier programme in each of the last four financial years; and what the projected spend is on that programme in each of the next four financial years.

Answer

The total spent on the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier programme in each of the last four financial years, as published in the National Audit Office’s Major Project Report covering each of the relevant years, is as follows:

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

£630 million

£670 million

£712 million

£773 million

I am withholding the breakdown of the projected spend on the programme for each of the next four financial years as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests. The overall cost of the ship programme, as announced by the then Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), on 6 November 2013, (Official Report, column 251-254), is £6.212 billion.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222302
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Expenditure Aircraft carriers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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