Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79242

Trident Submarines: Procurement

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 18 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, how much of the £10 billion contingency for the Dreadnought programme he estimates will be spent this Parliament.

Answer

Luke Pollard

To date £3.37 billion contingency has been utilised with the remainder allocated to future years including beyond the current Parliament. Dreadnought contingency spend is reported to Parliament via the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Annual Update, once final ...

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