Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life cost of the TEUTATES programme (a) was originally and (b) is as of 13 October 2023.

In accordance with the TEUTATES Treaty, the building, operating and dismantling costs will be shared equitably between the UK and France.

I am therefore withholding the original and current costs as their release would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and other States and would constitute a breach of confidence.