§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what were the capital and running costs of the Polaris fleet in each year from 1967; [4837]
(2) what was the annual running and maintenance cost in each year when the four boat Polaris fleet was fully operational. [4838]
§ Dr. ReidFull details of capital and running costs for the Polaris fleet over the 30-year period in question are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on Polaris running costs for the years 1980–81 to 1996–97 at historic prices are as follows:
Financial year Spend at historic prices £ million 1980–81 162 1981–82 238 1982–83 256 1983–84 233 1984–85 219 1985–86 241 1986–87 281 1987–88 296 1988–89 271 1989–90 236 1990–91 210 1991–92 164 1992–93 151 1993–94 103 1994–95 65 1995–96 67 1996–97 (estimated) 53