Luke Pollard corrected a written answer on Rosyth Dockyard: Infrastructure

25 November 2025 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Defence

Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat, Newton Abbot) asked written question 70231 on 22 July 2025. Maria Eagle answered on 1 September 2025 for the Ministry of Defence, and Luke Pollard corrected the answer on 25 November 2025. The corrected text no longer gives the figure £340 million. Altogether 76 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of planned infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard; whether those upgrades include the (a) removal and (b) treatment of legacy radioactive materials; and how many redundant nuclear-powered submarines are docked at that facility.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The ~~cost of planned~~ infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard ~~are £340 million.~~ The ~~cost includes~~ the requirement to deliver a contingent docking facility for HMS DREADNOUGHT during its sea trial ~~period.~~ The Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP) includes infrastructure works at ~~Rosyth~~ to enable the removal and processing of all legacy radioactive waste from dismantled submarines. Activity at Rosyth has begun, with HMS ~~Swiftsure~~ being dismantled and a further six decommissioned nuclear submarines awaiting disposal. ~~The above costings include the elements of the SDP that are being undertaken at Rosyth.~~	The preliminary plans for infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard have been approved and industry have been engaged to begin progressing the scheme design. Once the scheme design is complete final costs for the project will be negotiated. The work will include the requirement to deliver a contingent docking facility for HMS DREADNOUGHT during its sea trial period, at Rosyth Dockyard. The Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP) includes infrastructure works at Rosyth, where final costs for the project are still being negotiated, to enable the removal and processing of all legacy radioactive waste from dismantled submarines. Activity at Rosyth has begun, with HMS SWIFTSURE being dismantled and a further six decommissioned nuclear submarines awaiting disposal.

Original

Corrected

The ~~cost of planned~~ infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard ~~are £340 million.~~ The ~~cost includes~~ the requirement to deliver a contingent docking facility for HMS DREADNOUGHT during its sea trial ~~period.~~
The Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP) includes infrastructure works at ~~Rosyth~~ to enable the removal and processing of all legacy radioactive waste from dismantled submarines. Activity at Rosyth has begun, with HMS ~~Swiftsure~~ being dismantled and a further six decommissioned nuclear submarines awaiting disposal. ~~The above costings include the elements of the SDP that are being undertaken at Rosyth.~~

The preliminary plans for infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard have been approved and industry have been engaged to begin progressing the scheme design. Once the scheme design is complete final costs for the project will be negotiated. The work will include the requirement to deliver a contingent docking facility for HMS DREADNOUGHT during its sea trial period, at Rosyth Dockyard.
The Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP) includes infrastructure works at Rosyth, where final costs for the project are still being negotiated, to enable the removal and processing of all legacy radioactive waste from dismantled submarines. Activity at Rosyth has begun, with HMS SWIFTSURE being dismantled and a further six decommissioned nuclear submarines awaiting disposal.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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