AWE: Expenditure
2026-06-07 · Ministry of Defence · 7782 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 2, for what reason did his Department classify historic expenditure by the Atomic Weapons Establishment as spen
Answer
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) classifies historic expenditure by AWE as spending on infrastructure development as these costs relate to assets under construction. These include buildings, infrastructure and equipment, managed by AWE but owned and capitali...