Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Nuclear Weapons: Finance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to benchmark the cost effectiveness of the UK nuclear deterrent programme by comparison with the French.
- Answer
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There are significant differences in how the UK and French nuclear enterprises are organised and structured which would render such a comparison meaningless.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 19243
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Cost effectiveness Defence Finance France Nuclear weapons
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-09-02 15:33:08 +0100
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