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Why CCV savings were impossible to estimate

No reliable saving could be identified before a later government funded the program and chose a design.

Question

How much money would the British government save by building the CCV?

Short answer

No reliable saving could be identified before a later government funded the program and chose a design.

Notes

No saving is assumed in the exchange. The program's real budget would be set after the next general election, so concept work cannot establish its final cost. The answer does not compare settled designs or funded quantities. Claims of savings therefore remain premature.