Trident (Hansard, 13 January 1995)

HC Deb 13 January 1995 vol 252 c270W 270W

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total(a) original planned cost and (b) final cost in the Trident works programme for consultancy work carried out on that programme.

§ Mr. Freeman
As recorded in the National Audit Office's report "MOD: Management of the Trident Works Programme", published in July last year, the cost of consultancy work was initially estimated in 1984 at £78 million, equivalent to £122 million at 1994 prices, while the latest estimate is £360 million. As some contracts remain to be settled, a final figure is not yet available.