Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with international partners on the sale of Type 31 frigates.
The Ministry of Defence is actively supporting live and prospective export campaigns based on the Type 31 (with the export variant known as the Arrowhead 140) capability with support from the Department of Business and Trade. For example, the Secretary of State for Defence recently met his Polish counterpart where they discussed the Miecznik programme and its progress.