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Submarines: Investment

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 58775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether the £15bn investment in the sovereign warhead programme will solely cover the cost of developing the sovereign warhead.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The £15 billion investment in the sovereign warhead programme this Parliament includes sustaining our existing stockpile, developing Astraea; our sovereign replacement warhead programme, and modernising our infrastructure. We will uphold our commitments as a responsible nuclear weapons state.

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