Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Government Major Projects Portfolio Data 2022, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of delivering the Clyde Infrastructure Programme (a) on time and (b) on budget in the context of the Independent Projects Authority's rating of that project as red.

The Clyde Infrastructure Programme (CIP) consists of a complex set of individual projects which will re-capitalise existing assets and build new facilities in direct support of critical Defence outputs. The CIP will provide the fit for purpose infrastructure assets required of His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde as the Royal Navy's Single Integrated Operating Base and Submarine Centre of Specialisation. The total investment is £1.8 billion over 15 years.

An Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) Review was undertaken on the CIP in June 2022 where the Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) was rated as AMBER. This is an improvement to the October 2021 DCA which was rated as RED.