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Nuclear Weapons: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and value for money from the defence nuclear budget.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 54 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and value for money from the defence nuclear budget.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    There is a strong focus on efficiency and effectiveness to drive Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) programmes to schedule and provide value for money to the taxpayer, and Defence has the right leadership and controls in place for this. Funding for programm...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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