Defence Nuclear Enterprise

(asked on 8th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 11, what are the nine DNE programmes have whole-life costs of more than £10 billion.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 11th June 2026

The following nine Defence Nuclear Enterprise programmes have whole-life costs exceeding £10 billion:

Astute

Astraea

Clyde Transformation Programme

Core Production Capability

Dreadnought

Future Materials Campus

Nuclear Fuels Programme

SSNA

Submarine Build Modernisation

Reticulating Splines