§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his current estimate of the(a) running costs, (b) service life expectancy and (c) de-commissioning costs of Trident [13988]
§ Mr. SpellarOur latest estimate of the running costs of Trident remains as stated by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces in his answer of 23 June, 111W Official Report, column 356. As was stated, that estimate included an element for de-commissioning and disposal costs; this represented some 3 per cent. of the total. Trident is currently programmed to have an overall service life expectancy of some 30 years.