Question follow-through · 120903

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116200 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, whether his Department has a target cost for the delivery of the hypersonic missile programme.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116200 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, whether his Department has a target cost for the delivery of the hypersonic missile programme.

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 March 2026 for Questions 116199, 116200 and 116201.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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