Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 15531

Trident Submarines: Procurement

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the a) cost, b) 2025/26 cost and c) 2026/27 budget for Dreadnought.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review, under the previous government, estimated that to build four Dreadnought submarines, the likely cost would be £41 billion. The current forecast to completion remains within that...
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