PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Defence: Modernisation (20 March 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans for the Modernising Defence Programme to specify how the Dreadnought Programme is to be funded.
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answer
The aim of the Modernising Defence Programme is to deliver better military capability and value for money, so that Defence is configured to address the more complex threats we face as well as achieve enduring affordability.
The ultimate defensive and protective capability, our nuclear capabilities, including Dreadnought programme continue to be funded from the Defence budget.
Answered by:
Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
27 March 2018
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