§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimated cost of the Trident programme, inclusive of all associated capital works costs; and if he will make it his policy to include the cost of such works in all future statements of expenditure on the Trident programme.
§ Mr. SainsburyAs announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 21 January this year, the current estimate for the Trident programme is £9,043 million, at 1987–88 prices and an exchange rate of £1 = $1.62. This figure includes the proportion of costs of capital works properly attributable to Trident, as have all total programme cost estimates which have been announced in the past.