Defence: Modernisation
(asked on 20th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans for the Modernising Defence Programme to specify how the Dreadnought Programme is to be funded.
This question was answered on 27th March 2018
The aim of the Modernising Defence Programme is to deliver better military capability and value for money, so that Defence is configured to address the more complex threats we face as well as achieve enduring affordability.
The ultimate defensive and protective capability, our nuclear capabilities, including Dreadnought programme continue to be funded from the Defence budget.