§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimate of the total nugatory costs payable to American suppliers to be incurred by his Department as a result of Her Majesty's Government's decision to purchase the Trident D5 system instead of the Trident C4.
§ Mr. PattieThere has been no change to the estimate of £18 million at 1982–83 prices and exchange rates reported in paragraph 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the Trident programme of 23 February this year.