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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 8 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence Nuclear Enterprise

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 11, what are the nine DNE programmes have whole-life costs of more than £10 billion.

Answer

The following nine Defence Nuclear Enterprise programmes have whole-life costs exceeding £10 billion:

Astute

Astraea

Clyde Transformation Programme

Core Production Capability

Dreadnought

Future Materials Campus

Nuclear Fuels Programme

SSNA

Submarine Build Modernisation


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7775
Session
2026-27
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Subjects
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Contains statistics
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Link
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