Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1506484

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the order for the five remaining Type 26 frigates will be placed.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>As negotiations for Type 26 Batch 2 are still in progress, it would not be appropriate to release any further information. The House will be updated in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/09/2022 14:07:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1420013

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 26 January (HL5599), whether the first Type 26 (1) passed Main Gate in 2015, (2) was ordered July 2017, (3) will enter operational service 2027; and whether they expect the last of the eight ships in that class will enter service in 2041.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>In November 2015 the Strategic Defence and Security Review confirmed that eight Type 26 frigates would be manufactured. In 2016 the Demonstration Phase for the Type 26 frigates was extended to June 2017. A contract for the manufacture of the first batch of three Type 26 frigates was awarded to BAE Systems in June 2017.</p><p>All three ships of the first batch of Type 26 frigates are currently in build in Govan, with the first Type 26 frigate (HMS GLASGOW) expected to be in service with the Royal Navy in 2027.</p><p>The procurement of the Batch 2 (Ships 4-8) Type 26 frigates was confirmed in 2021 and will be subject to a separate approval and contract, which is expected to be awarded early in the 2020s. The dates for the construction of each ship, and its price, will be set during commercial negotiations with BAES. The in-service dates for the Batch 2 ships will be determined and approved when the programme achieves its main investment decision point.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/02/2022 11:45:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1384483

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 26 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 26 frigate; how many frigates each country ordered; whether the expected level of acquisitions has led to a drop in the unit price; and whether this will this affect the in-service dates of ships planned for the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Two nations have committed to building frigates based on the Type 26 design; Australia and Canada. Both nations will design and build their own variants of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship at their national shipyards in Adelaide and Halifax respectively.</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 26 frigates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/12/2021 16:32:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1360920

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Goldie on 14 October (HL Deb, cols 1915–18), when the last of the eight planned Type 26 frigates will be accepted by the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>I am unable to provide the information requested by the noble Lord as it remains commercially sensitive. I refer the noble Lord to my previous response to question number HL14017, answered on 17 March 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/11/2021 16:59:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL 14017 - Type 26 Frigates.docx title Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1343484

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ring fence money for the next five Type 26 frigates in the forthcoming spending review.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Resources have been allocated by the Ministry of Defence to build and support the next five Type 26 Frigates. Funding lines are continually reviewed as part of routine programme management to ensure value for money is maximised for the taxpayer, drive the schedule and manage risk and opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2021 15:46:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1305867

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 23 March (HL Deb, col 811), what meetings they have had with the board of BA Systems to discuss the Type 26 frigate programme.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL14607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and Ministry of Defence officials have regular meetings with BAE Systems board members on a range of matters, including the Type 26 Frigate programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/03/2021 08:37:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1301610

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 9 March (HL13634), when the (1) second, and (2) third, ship will enter service
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL14123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>On current plans, HMS Cardiff and HMS Belfast will enter service in the late 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/03/2021 11:42:35 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1300498

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 16 December 2020, to which specific year or years "early 2020s" refers.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL14017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>As the contract award for the Batch 2 Type 26 Frigates is subject to commercial negotiation and Her Majesty's Treasury approval, I am unable at this stage to provide a more precise timescale.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/03/2021 11:42:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1289156

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 19 November 2020 that they are “taking forward … plans for eight Type 26 and five Type 31 frigates, and support ships to supply our carriers” (HC Deb, col 488), why they have not yet ordered the remaining planned Type 26 frigates.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave him on 16 December 2020, in response to Question HL11193.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/03/2021 15:56:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract HL 11193.docx title HL11193 - Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1289157

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the first Type 26 frigate was ordered; when the first steel was cut; what is the planned launch date of that frigate; and when it is expected to be accepted into service by the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The £3.7 billion contract to manufacture the first batch of three Type 26 Frigates was awarded in June 2017 and steel cut on the first ship, HMS GLASGOW, in July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>I have interpreted the Noble Lord's use of the term 'launch date' to mean when HMS GLASGOW will be in the water. On current plans, HMS GLASGOW will be floated-up in BAE System's Govan shipyard in the second half of 2022 and then transferred to its Scotstoun shipyard. There, she will be fitted-out with complex weapons and other systems. After completion of sea trials and Royal Navy training and preparations, she is currently expected to enter service in 2027.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/03/2021 12:36:27 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead