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Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the legacy nuclear powered submarine fleet to have been decommissioned.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the legacy nuclear powered submarine fleet to have been decommissioned.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Swiftsure, the first submarine to be fully disposed of, is being used as a demonstrator to refine the dismantling and recycling processes under the Ministry of Defence's Submarine Dismantling Project. There will be a continual process of learning as Swift...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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