Originally Posted by
Mickj3
Thank you Boffin, Doing a bit of digging I found this "https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8166/CBP-8166.pdf". Well worth a read. If I have read the 1st para under Acquisition costs (page 10) correctly the original capitol cost of Trident came from central funds with defence picking up the running costs. As for the Trident replacement "Para 4.4 Who will pay for it" page 19 is an interesting read.
I think the bit you need is the first and second paragraphs of Francis Pyms statement statement which makes it crystal clear that the capital cost falls within the defence budget.
I think you've misconstrued the term "out of the defence budget" as being some form of mystical capital pot. It should probably have read "from the defence budget".