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Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Portsmouth Dockyard

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what the expected completion date is for each element of project Bentham.

Answer

Project Royal Oak allocated £26 billion across our three naval bases and provided £3.9 billion for HMNB Portsmouth. Project Bentham is part of that funding and work on the delivery programme for Project Bentham is ongoing. Completion dates for the individual elements will be confirmed as the programme progresses and delivery schedules are finalised.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19388
Session
2026-27
Related items
Naval Base Infrastructure
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Navy Military bases Portsmouth Dockyard
Link
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