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Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Thursday, 6 February 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 2014. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual expenditure on the Trident nuclear weapons system, including all capital expenditure at HMNB Clyde, AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield, has been since 2000.

Answer

Annual expenditure on the Trident nuclear weapons system, comprising D5 missile and warhead costs only, cannot be separately identified.

Certain costs, such as some expenditure at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, relate to multiple activities, which cannot be broken down into individual elements.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187138; 575 c847W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Expenditure Trident
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk