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Nuclear Submarines

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 25881

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s announcement of £8.4 billion for the Dreadnought submarine programme on 30 July 2026, how much of that funding is additional to previously announced departmental spending settlements.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The £8.4 billion was forecast within the Dreadnought cost envelope, as set out in the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review.

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