§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost of the Polaris programme in 1967–68 and 1968–69; and what is the estimated cost on the basis of an immediate cancellation of the whole programme.
§ Mr. Mason:About £70 million and £55 million respectively. Immediate cancellation would save only a small proportion of these sums, because more than 90 per cent. of the capital cost of the programme has already been committed.