Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2018 to Question 140023, on Submarines, what the cost has been to the public purse of storing submarines awaiting recycling at (a) Rosyth and (b) Devonport in each of the last five years.
The costs of storing and maintaining submarines awaiting recycling at Rosyth and Devonport in each of the last five years, for which figures are available, are detailed below:
Financial Year | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Total (£ million) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 |