Question follow-through · 70229
Devonport Dockyard: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of infrastructure improvement works at HMNB Devonport; and whether those works involve the (a) removal, (b) containment and (c) replacement of equipment identifie
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2025 · 41 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
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of infrastructure improvement works at HMNB Devonport; and whether those works involve the (a) removal, (b) containment and (c) replacement of equipment identifie
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2025
Answer published
The current estimate for the costs of infrastructure improvement works at Devonport including the Naval Base and Dockyard are £5 billion. This important activity, which includes works at HMNB Devonport and investment in Devonport Dockyard, will support th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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