Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid annually by his Department to (a) AWE Management Ltd and (b) AWE plc under the Atomic Weapons Establishment management and operation contract for each year since 2000.
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Management and Operations contract is with AWE Management Ltd (AWEML). As such, all payments are made to them and not AWE plc. AWE plc is the wholly-owned subsidiary of AWEML, responsible for the day-to day running of AWE.
The following table shows expenditure at AWE in each financial year since 2000-01, at outturn prices:
Financial Year | £ million |
2000-01 | 275 |
2001-02 | 264 |
2002-03 | 258 |
2003-04 | 286 |
2004-05 | 354 |
2005-06 | 493 |
2006-07 | 687 |
2007-08 | 894 |
2008-09 | 800 |
2009-10 | 870 |
2010-11 | 944 |
2011-12 | 941 |
2012-13 | 861 |
2013-14 | 961 |