§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the total money allocated to the domestic warships building programme is accounted for by the Trident programme.
§ Mr. LeeOver the period of procurement the Trident system as a whole will absorb 3 per cent. of the total defence budget and 6 per cent. of the equipment budget. The money allocated to warship building over the same period will depend upon decisions yet to be taken.