Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 110037

Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, what is the evidential basis for the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry's statement

Answer

Luke Pollard

It is incorrect to present the nominal costs as the true amount, and to ignore the effects of inflation and the changing value of money on the real costs of a deal that lasts 99 years.The figures published by the Government Actuary's Department clearly sh...

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