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Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 26224 on Submarines, if he will set out the meaning of the term used, namely the maturation of infrastructure.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 26224 on Submarines, if he will set out the meaning of the term used, namely the maturation of infrastructure.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Maturation of infrastructure means building and refining the capability needed to safely and effectively dismantle the demonstrator, Swiftsure.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.

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