Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) scope, (b) value and (c) cost overrun from the original value are of contracts awarded to BAE Systems for the Successor submarine programme.

Contracts awarded to BAE Systems for the Successor programme relate to design services, long lead procurement and facilities upgrades. The total value of these contracts amounts to some £1.4 billion.

Spend to date, on these contracts, is within agreed contract limits of liability.