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Devonport Dockyard

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 22810

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, Losses, what constituted the £1,027,000 fruitless payment in relation to the Project costs in relation DPDY 3 Basin.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The payment in relation to DPDY 3 Basin was for project costs following an initial solution, that was subsequently found to be unsuitable and could not be progressed.

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