Question follow-through · 8733

Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will publish a Contract Notice for Submarine Disposal following the Market Interest Day held on 6 July 2023.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 11 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 15 Oct 2024
Answer: 21 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026

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Recorded timeline

11 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will publish a Contract Notice for Submarine Disposal following the Market Interest Day held on 6 July 2023.
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Submarine Disposal Capability project was established in 2022 to identify an enduring disposal solution. The project is in its Concept Phase and market engagements were undertaken in July 2023 and June 2024 to inform the optimum way ahead.The next pha...

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