§ 23. Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his most recent estimate of the total cost of the Trident project; and how much of this will have been spent or contractually committed by 1988.
§ 47. Mr. Heathcoat-Amoryasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current estimated cost of the Trident system at 1983 prices.
§ Mr. PattieI refer the hon. Member and my hon. Friend to paragraph 214 of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1983—Cmnd. 8951. We currently expect to have spent or contractually committed about a third of the cost of Trident by 1988.