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AWE Burghfield: Construction

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 79736

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the remaining (a) scope and (b) cost to completion for the MENSA programme.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The MENSA programme continues to make progress and is nearing the end of its construction and commissioning stage. As set out in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, the latest cost estimate to deliver the programme is £2.9 billion.

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