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1503510

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in-year spends on the Type 31 frigate have been since that project's commencement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	45180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>Expenditure for the Manufacture phases for the Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programmes (rounded to the nearest million) is detailed in the table below. Costs incurred against the Assessment Phase have not been included, in line with normal reporting against Business Case approvals. The costs Spend data for the current financial year (FY2022-23), is excluded as this is incomplete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project</strong> <strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p>FY2017-18 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2018-19 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2019-20 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2020-21 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2021-22 £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 26</strong></p></td><td><p>288.8</p></td><td><p>464.3</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>572.3</p></td><td><p>642.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 31</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>75.4</p></td><td><p>199.2</p></td><td><p>252.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 44952 question first answered 14/09/2022 11:21:16 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1404113

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what period of time is planned to elapse between the final Type 23 frigate being removed from service and the first Type 31 frigate coming into service.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	106870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>On current plans, the last Type 23 frigate will transition out of service in 2035<em>. </em>The Royal Navy will start to take delivery of Type 31s from 2025, with all delivered by the end of 2028.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/01/2022 12:07:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1401642

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the first Type 31 Frigate will first enter naval service.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL5280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 5 March 2020 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) in response to Question 22373.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/01/2022 12:35:26 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 22373 - Type 31 Frigates.docx title Type 31 Frigates Procurement
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1384484

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many countries have committed to acquiring the Type 31 frigate; how many frigates has each country ordered; whether the expected level of acquisitions has led to a drop in the unit price; and whether will this affect the in-service dates of ships planned for the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The design of the Type 31 frigate (marketed as Arrowhead 140) has been exported under licence to Indonesia by Babcock International and two vessels will be built in an Indonesian shipyard.</p><p>We do not comment on unit pricing for reasons of commercial sensitivity. There will be no impact on in-service dates for the Royal Navy Type 31 frigates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 16/12/2021 14:46:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1312991

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 31 frigates will be built; and how many his Department has ordered.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Five Type 31 frigates have been ordered to be built by Babcock at Rosyth.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/05/2021 14:30:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1281688

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer 5 March 2020 to Question 21163, with regards to the Type 31 Frigate contract, whether his Department still plans to cut steel this year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	144951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Yes, on current plans the steel will be cut for the first of the Type 31 Frigates in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/02/2021 15:57:23 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1277594

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 135843, what the optimal delivery rate is for the Type 31 programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	138884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The delivery rate for vessel acceptance for all classes of ship is planned to be the optimum that can be achieved considering all relevant factors. On current plans, the average delivery rate for vessel acceptance from the Contractor of Type 26 Batch 1 is one ship every 18 months, while that for Type 31 is contracted as one ship approximately every eight-12 months. For both classes the time between the delivery of successive ships is not constant across the whole of the class.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 138885 question first answered 21/01/2021 08:33:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1225922

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department as part of the process for awarding the Type 31 frigate contract calculated the exportability of any prospective vessel to be lower than five per cent.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	75988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>No. We are confident that Type 31 will be highly competitive in the export market.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/07/2020 07:20:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1202342

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the timescale of the Type 31e frigate project.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	57996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working with Babcock and its suppliers to de-risk and mitigate any potential for impact to the Type 31 programme due to COVID-19. Most of the current key outputs for the programme are focused on design, infrastructure development and supply chain mobilisation, and work continues within the Government's safe working requirements.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/06/2020 14:15:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1181520

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Shipbuilding Strategy, whether the cost of the Type 31 Frigate remains £250 million.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	22370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The average production cost will be £250 million per ship. This is consistent with the challenge laid down for the Type 31 programme in the National Shipbuilding Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 04/03/2020 16:01:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones