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Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 February 1997. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 24 February 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
What percentage of the defence budget was spent on maintaining and operating British nuclear forces in financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the defence budget was spent on maintaining and operating British nuclear forces in financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96. [16884] Mr. Soames: Running costs for Trident and Polaris ballistic missile submarines constituted around 1 per cent. of the defence budget in each of financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16884; 291 c109W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Defence Expenditure Trident submarines Nuclear submarines Polaris submarines
Contains statistics
Yes