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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 May 2022. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


AWE Aldermaston

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeframe is for completing the construction of the PEGASUS facility.

Answer

The original and current approved costs and the current in-service dates for Project Mensa and Project Pegasus are as follows:

Project

Original Cost Approved in 2011

Current Approved Cost

Approved In-service Date

MENSA

£734 million

£1996 million

2024

PEGASUS

£634 million

£634 million

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Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Construction AWE Aldermaston
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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