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The spending horrors facing UK’s next PM from old nuclear subs to RAAC in schools

Meg Hillier warned that the next Government will face many spending ‘big nasties’ that will eat up already stretched budgets

The spending horrors facing the next PM from old nuclear subs to RAAC in
schools. Meg Hillier warned that the next Government will face many
spending ‘big nasties’ that will eat up already stretched budgets.

The influential chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned of the
“big nasties” of public spending that face the next Government. In an
interview with i, Labour MP Meg Hillier warned that there wasn’t
“nearly enough good project management” in Government to ensure that
the numerous issues she’s identified, from crumbling hospitals to an out
of service a nuclear submarine fleet, are dealt with.

The UK also needs to
consider how it will safely dispose of its fleet of retired nuclear
submarines, a job that is expected to be very costly for the Ministry of
Defence. The current Vanguard class of submarines are due to be phased out
by 2032 and replaced by the Dreadnought class, and it was estimated in 2016
that the renewal of the programme could cost between £167bn and £179bn
over its 30-year life span.

 iNews 17th March 2024

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/spending-horrors-facing-next-prime-minister-2960825

March 20, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK