Nuclear Forces (Hansard, 24 February 1997)

HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 c109W 109W

§ Mr. Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the defence budget was spent on maintaining and operating British nuclear forces in financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [16884]

§ Mr. Soames
Running costs for Trident and Polaris ballistic missile submarines constituted around 1 per cent. of the defence budget in each of financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96.