Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 195934, how much of the £676.7 million allocated for Type 23 frigate upkeep has been (a) spent and (b) allocated for 2023-24.

In the financial year 2023-24, £100 million has been allocated for Type 23 frigate Upkeep and of this sum about £37 million has been spent in-year.

It is not possible to provide a breakdown of allocation or expenditure by vessel for future work. Funds for Type 23 Upkeeps are not allocated on a per ship or per Upkeep basis. The work required to be undertaken on a vessel over and above pre-planned capability insertions, and therefore the overall baseline costs, are established by survey of the vessel at the commencement of each Upkeep period.