Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 April 2021. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Monday, 19 April 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

HMS Trenchant

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when HMS Trenchant will be fully recycled.

Answer: The Integrated Review of security, defence, development and foreign policy was a wide-ranging Government assessment and not intended to address every single project the Ministry of Defence is responsible for delivering. As set out in the United Kingdom's future nuclear deterrent: the 2020 update to Parliament, we continue to develop the submarine dismantling techniques necessary to meet all safety and sustainability standards and establish the long-term solution that provides best value for the taxpayer. Our commitment to the safe, secure, environmentally sound and cost-effective defueling and dismantling of all our decommissioned nuclear submarines as soon as practicably possible remains undiminished. HMS Trenchant will now be prepared for laying up, stored, and readied for defueling and disposal in due course.

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