Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon.

The programme budget for the Concept Phase and Assessment Phase was approved at £409 million. The projected whole life costs of the programme are dependent upon the choices to be made at the Full Business Case decision point and have not been finalised. The Assessment Phase started in 2021, is on track and progressing within its approved budget.