Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to Babcock for (a) submarine and (b) surface ship refit and maintenance in the financial year 2020-21.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 6th September 2021

During financial year 2020-21, the Ministry of Defence held a contract with Babcock for the provision of onshore support services at HM Naval Bases Devonport and Clyde. This included the refit and maintenance of our submarines and warships at those bases. It is not possible to separate those elements directly attributable to submarine and surface ship refit and maintenance within the contract, which also includes wider Naval Base operating costs. A separate contract with Babcock was also in place for HMS VANGUARD's deep maintenance project.

Total expenditure against these contracts in 2020-21 was £851million.

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