Trident Submarines: Procurement
Commons · Question 28093 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to question 23037 on Trident Submarines: Procurement, what will trigger payment of the remaining £2.5bn allocated to Dreadnought Delivery Phase 4.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 16 Sep 2026
Further contracts will be placed into the wider supply chain during the Delivery Phase 4 period as the Dreadnought programme and scope matures, to ensure we are placing the right contracts at the right time for the right price.