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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
hansard heading Trident Submarines more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional costs of maintenance and other in-service costs that will be incurred by retaining the Vanguard submarines in service for approximately five years longer than envisaged in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review. more like this
tabling member constituency Kilmarnock and Loudoun more like this
tabling member printed
Alan Brown more like this
uin 17622 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-30more like thismore than 2015-11-30
answer text <p>As set out in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we have assessed that we can safely manage and maintain the Vanguard boats until the Successor submarines are introduced into service in the early 2030s. The marginal costs associated with maintaining the submarines can be contained within the existing running cost of the deterrent, which is around 6% of the defence budget per year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
grouped question UIN 17621 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-30T17:21:40.54Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-30T17:21:40.54Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Alan Brown more like this