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Since the acquisition of the UK's first strategic nuclear deterrent in the 1950s, the cost of procuring and maintaining it, and which Government department should finance it, has always been debated.
Since the acquisition of the UK's first strategic nuclear deterrent in the 1950s, the cost of procuring and maintaining it, and which Government department should finance it, has always been debated.
In February 2020, the Government confirmed the existence of a programme to replace the UK's nuclear warhead. What stage is the programme at and how much is it expected to cost?
In February 2020, the Government confirmed the existence of a programme to replace the UK's nuclear warhead. What stage is the programme at and how much is it expected to cost?
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) Infrastructure and Projects Authority and ( b) Senior Responsible Owner rating was of the AURORA programme in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) Infrastructure and Projects Authority and ( b) Senior Responsible Owner rating was of the AURORA programme in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
I refer the right hon. Member to my letter to him dated 25 October 2023.
A copy of the letter was placed in the Library of the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current programme completion date is of AURORA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current programme completion date is of AURORA.
It will take time to collate and analyse the information requested in the right hon. Member's questions. To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to him with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of my letters will be placed in the Library of the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimate was of the whole life cost of Aurora.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimate was of the whole life cost of Aurora.
It will take time to collate and analyse the information requested in the right hon. Member's questions. To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to him with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of my letters will be placed in the Library of the House.
In February 2020 the Government confirmed the existence of a replacement warhead programme for its nuclear deterrent. A decision on replacement has been long-awaited, with work on possible options underway since 2006.
In February 2020 the Government confirmed the existence of a replacement warhead programme for its nuclear deterrent. A decision on replacement has been long-awaited, with work on possible options underway since 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been spent by the UK on the joint French-UK Teutates project; whether that money is taken from the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme budget; and what estimate he has made of (a) the total cost to the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been spent by the UK on the joint French-UK Teutates project; whether that money is taken from the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme budget; and what estimate he has made of (a) the total cost to the UK...
In accordance with the TEUTATES Treaty, the building, operating and dismantling costs will be shared equitably between the UK and France. UK funding forms part of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme budget.
The Treaty will remain in force for the lifetime of the facilities. Further details are being withheld as their release would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and other States and constitute a breach of confidence.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new arrangements they plan to introduce for the delivery of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme, and when those arrangements will enter into force.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new arrangements they plan to introduce for the delivery of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme, and when those arrangements will enter into force.
I refer the noble Baroness to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 21 April 2016 (HCWS689). The contract between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Atomic Weapons Establishment Management Limited (AWEML) has been reviewed. As a result of the review, the MOD has greater control over the programme, while ensuring that AWE continues to deliver value for money for the taxpayer. The contract between the MOD and AWEML also provides the opportunity for higher performance incentives, as well as reductions if targets are not met. These arrangements are now in force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether new arrangements are to be introduced for delivering the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether new arrangements are to be introduced for delivering the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme.
As announced in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 April 2016 (HCWS689), the contract between the Ministry of Defence and AWE Management Limited (AWEML) has been reviewed and now falls under the Single Source Procurement Framework which is overseen by the Single Source Regulations Office.
As a result of the review, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has greater control over the programme, while ensuring that AWE continues to deliver value for money for the taxpayer. The contract between MOD and AWEML also provides the opportunity for higher performance incentives, as well as reductions if targets are not met.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department established the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE); who has been appointed as Senior Responsible Owner for that programme; who the key stakeholders for that programme are; how many scientists from the US national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department established the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE); who has been appointed as Senior Responsible Owner for that programme; who the key stakeholders for that programme are; how many scientists from the US national...
The Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme (NWCSP) commenced following an announcement on 19 July 2005 (Official report col 59WS). The current Senior Responsible Owner is Dr Paul Hollinshead. The key stakeholders in the NWCSP are the Ministry of Defence and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). Since 1 April 2008, financial planning for AWE has made no distinction between management and operation costs and those associated with the NWCSP. Expenditure at AWE since 2005 is as follows:
| £ million at outturn prices |
2005-06 | 493 |
2006-07 | 687 |
2007-08 | 894 |
2008-09 | 800 |
2009-10 | 870 |
2010-11 | 944 |
2011-12 | 941 |
2012-13 | 861 |
2013-14 | 961 |
2014-15 | 998 |
Spending plans beyond this Parliament will be set as part of the Government’s spending review process.
The NWCSP draws on the skills of all 5,000 AWE employees. No scientists from the US national nuclear weapons laboratories are seconded to the programme, but a US engineer and serviceman are seconded. The information on how many AWE scientists have visited the US national nuclear weapons laboratories as part of the programme is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs are of the Mk4A Trident warhead modification programme for each year of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs are of the Mk4A Trident warhead modification programme for each year of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme.
The overall cost to the UK of procuring the Mk4A component was an element of the estimated future costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment as set out in chapter five of the White Paper 'The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent' (Cmd 6994), published in December 2006.
Further details on the costs of the Mk4A programme are being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the terms of reference were for the review of the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme in 2010; what changes were made to the programme as a result of the review; and what savings in costs have been made as a result...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the terms of reference were for the review of the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme in 2010; what changes were made to the programme as a result of the review; and what savings in costs have been made as a result...
The terms of reference were to re-validate the programme, policy assumptions and cost of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme and to review programme risk against Continuous At Sea Deterrence. This study was completed in preparation for the Trident Value for Money Review, the conclusions of which were reported in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department has incurred on the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme in each year since the programme's inception; and what estimate he has made of such expenditure in each remaining year of the programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department has incurred on the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme in each year since the programme's inception; and what estimate he has made of such expenditure in each remaining year of the programme.
| £ million at outturn prices | |
| 2005-06 | 493 |
| 2006-07 | 687 |
| 2007-08 | 894 |
| 2008-09 | 800 |
| 2009-10 | 870 |
| 2010-11 | ¹932 |
| ¹ Provisional |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the projected expenditure is on the Mk4A refurbishment programme at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the projected expenditure is on the Mk4A refurbishment programme at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15;
(2) what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15;
(2) what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for North Devon of 28 November 2007, Official Report, column 453W, on nuclear weapons, whether any funding for the work of his Department's Warhead Pre-Concept Working Group is included in the funding allocation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for North Devon of 28 November 2007, Official Report, column 453W, on nuclear weapons, whether any funding for the work of his Department's Warhead Pre-Concept Working Group is included in the funding allocation...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Quentin Davies), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Further to the announcement on 19 July 2005 (Official Report, vol. 436; col. 59 WS), regarding the continuing programme of investment at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), I should like to...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Quentin Davies), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Further to the announcement on 19 July 2005 (Official Report, vol. 436; col. 59 WS), regarding the continuing programme of investment at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), I should like to...
Further to the announcement on 19 July 2005, Official Report, column 59WS, volume 436, regarding the continuing programme of investment at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), I should like to provide an update to the House. This is the first opportunity I have had to announce that, on 30 July...
Further to the announcement on 19 July 2005, Official Report, column 59WS, volume 436, regarding the continuing programme of investment at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), I should like to provide an update to the House. This is the first opportunity I have had to announce that, on 30 July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the projected expenditure on the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme is (a) in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11 and (b) the life of the programme from 2005 to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the projected expenditure on the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme is (a) in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11 and (b) the life of the programme from 2005 to 2015.