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Defence Nuclear Enterprise

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 June 2026UIN 7775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 11, what are the nine DNE programmes have whole-life costs of more than £10 billion.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The following nine Defence Nuclear Enterprise programmes have whole-life costs exceeding £10 billion:

Astute

Astraea

Clyde Transformation Programme

Core Production Capability

Dreadnought

Future Materials Campus

Nuclear Fuels Programme

SSNA

Submarine Build Modernisation

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